designed

[ dih-zahynd ]

adjective

1. made or done intentionally; intended; planned.

Other Words From

• de·sign·ed·ness [dih-, zahy, -nid-nis], noun
• nonde·signed adjective
• prede·signed adjective
• well-de·signed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of designed¹

First recorded in 1580–90; design + -ed ²

Example Sentences

In a book published earlier this year that seems to have been designed to raise her national profile and sort of succeeded, she claimed to have shot a 14-month-old dog in a gravel pit because he wouldn’t behave, as well as to have stared down North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during a meeting that, it would later emerge, never took place, because she made it up.

From Slate

According to Florida’s law, it remains a felony to perform or actively participate in an abortion six weeks after gestation, with limited exceptions that are designed to be difficult to use and frequently act as another burden for patients to overcome.

From Salon

You want people to enjoy the show as it was first designed and imagined.

From Los Angeles Times

The Israeli military has not commented, but it has previously said the evacuations are designed to protect civilians and that its actions comply with international law.

From BBC

The water recycling project was designed so that even as purified water is piped away, a stream of treated wastewater will still flow to sustain the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• calculated
• careful
• cautious
• cold-blooded
• conscious
• meticulous
• premeditated
• prudent
• purposeful
• studious
• thoughtful
• willful