well-thought-out

adjective

Well-planned; with much forethought.

“That was really a well-thought-out answer.”

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Meanings

adjectivewell-thought-out (comparative better-thought-out or more well-thought-out, superlative best-thought-out or most well-thought-out)

comparative better-thought-out · comparative more well-thought-out · superlative best-thought-out · superlative most well-thought-out

  1. Well-planned; with much forethought.

    That was really a well-thought-out answer.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
planned

Origin

From well + thought-out.

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Translations

Danish veludtænkt
  • veludtænktwell-planned
German wohldurchdacht, wohl durchdacht
  • wohldurchdachtwell-planned
  • wohl durchdachtwell-planned
Norwegian Bokmål veluttenkt
  • veluttenktwell-planned
Swedish väluttänkt
  • väluttänktwell-planned
Cite this entry
APA

well-thought-out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-thought-out

MLA

“well-thought-out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-thought-out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “well-thought-out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-thought-out.

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