prearranged

Examples

• All

• We had a prearranged meeting to discuss the project's timeline.

• All the seats in the theater were prearranged for the special screening.

• They will begin to live without ideals and prearranged purposes, without foresight, relying on chance in their own ready wit.

  Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

Synonyms

P

planned

vsprearranged

26 1.0

Arranged before it happens on purpose

stresses prior arrangement rather than the intentional decision process

P

premeditated

vsprearranged

• Formal

22 7.2

Done on purpose after planning it

is neutral about motive and legal implications, focusing on prior arrangement

P

preplanned

vsprearranged

1 3.3

Arranged before something happens

is a general word for something set up before it happens

P

predesignated

vsprearranged

1 6.3

Chosen in advance for a particular use

is more general, covering any advance arrangement not only assignment

P

predetermined

vsprearranged

5.3

Decided before it happens

is similar but can be less absolute about later change

P

pre-established

vsprearranged

4.2

Decided or arranged before something happens

is broader, meaning any choice made before an event

P

preconcerted

vsprearranged

9.1

Arranged or agreed before someone carries it out

is the general idea of being arranged beforehand without agreement focus

A

arranged

vsprearranged

1.6

Placed in a planned order

emphasizes prior decision or planning rather than mere organization

S

scheduled

vsprearranged

2.1

Planned to happen at a set time

focuses on being arranged beforehand without fixed timing detail

P

prepense

vsprearranged

• Archaic

9.9

Planned in advance, often to do something illegal

is broader and does not imply deliberate intent or wrongdoing

Antonyms

S

spontaneous

187 4.2

Happening naturally without planning or outside cause

U

unarranged

1 4.1

Not put in order and left messy

How Prepared

prearranged

3.4

planned

26 1.0

unplanned

25 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology