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thought-out

[ thawt-out ]
/ ˈθɔtˈaʊt /
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adjective

produced by or showing the results of much thought: a carefully thought-out argument.

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RELATED WORDS

wise, down-to-earth, shrewd, logical, practical, judicious, sane, rational, sober, prudent, intelligent, astute, graceful, attentive, aware, canny, cognizant, commonsensical, conscious, consequent

Nearby words

thought experiment, thought leader, thought police, thought reading, thought transference, thought-out, thoughtful, thoughtless, thoughtway, thousand, thousand and one nights

Origin of thought-out

First recorded in 1865–70

Related forms

well-thought-out, adjective
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Examples from the Web for well-thought-out

British Dictionary definitions for well-thought-out (1 of 2)

well-thought-out

adjective

(well thought out when postpositive) carefully planned

British Dictionary definitions for well-thought-out (2 of 2)

thought-out

adjective

conceived and developed in the manner specifieda well thought-out scheme
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