well thought out
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3.5
- idiom
:
bien pensado
- This is just a really well thought out idea for the earbud world.
- a well thought out policy
- carefully thought out
It's much more complex and well thought out than is often presented.
- It's much more complex and well thought out than is often presented.
- And this is something that was really well thought out to keep covered up.
- This is just a really well thought out idea for the earbud world.
- Well, that's a very well thought out statement and I agree with it totally.
- And I mean, they really were well thought out on this.
- So it goes from plain to a well thought out outfit.
- But this one, it just feels really well thought out.
- So the case is very well thought out for how small it is.
- All of her stuff is so well thought out and so cute and pretty and practical.
- McIntyre takes this as being central to any sort of, you know, well thought out ethics.
Examples
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Wow, that is well thought out and clearly defined.
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All of her stuff is so well thought out and so cute and pretty and practical.
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It's much more complex and well thought out than is often presented.
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So the case is very well thought out for how small it is.
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So which means that all of your large financial decisions have to be well thought out, which is a good thing.
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And then when he says something, it's very well thought out, it's very clear, and it makes a huge impact.
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It's been well thought out.
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Projects were well thought out and carefully rendered; the results were of interest and careful application of materials.
Academic text (2003) -
There is some indication that such programs can be successful when well thought out and executed.
Academic text (2006) -
The project was a great success because it was well thought out and carefully planned.
Synonyms
68
2.6
Serious and quietly thinking about something
8
4.8
A careful sensible decision made after thinking and getting advice
Planned carefully to get a particular result
Antonyms
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'carefully planned or considered' is directly built from the constituents: 'thought' (idea/consideration) combined with the particle 'out' (indicating something completed or worked through), and 'well' simply modifies that to mean done to a high degree. This is a regular, compositional pattern (cf. 'well planned', 'bien pensado' in other languages) that a B1 learner who knows the parts would readily infer.
Etymology
The adjective well thought out creates the image of an idea being turned over in your head until every part is finished: well means 'thoroughly' and thought out means 'thought completely'. That's why it describes something 'carefully planned'.