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STUDIED

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Dictionary entry overview: What does studied mean?

• STUDIED (adjective)
The adjective STUDIED has 2 senses:

1. produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
2. carefully practiced or designed or premeditated

Familiarity information: STUDIED used as an adjective is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• STUDIED (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation

Synonyms:

studied; deliberate

Context examples:

a studied smile / a note of biting irony and studied insult

Also:

affected; unnatural (speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression)

Antonym:

unstudied (not by design or artifice; unforced and impromptu)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Carefully practiced or designed or premeditated

Synonyms:

studied; designed

Context example:

a studied reply

Similar:

premeditated (characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning)

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