Meaning & use
well-thought-out
Carefully planned and considered, with attention to detail and likely consequences.
See it in a sentence
The committee praised her well-thought-out proposal for reducing the department's expenses.
His well-thought-out response addressed every concern the panel had raised.
A note on using this word
This compound adjective is hyphenated when it appears before a noun, as in 'a well-thought-out plan'.
Words with a similar meaning
carefully plannedwell-considered
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
hastyill-conceived
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