well-thought-out

IPA/ˌwel θɔːt ˈaʊt/
IPA/ˌwel θɔːt ˈaʊt/

well-thought-out — adjective

1. A well-thought-out plan, system, or piece of work has been created after spendin

1.形容詞B2
釋義

A well-thought-out plan, system, or piece of work has been created after spending enough time thinking about every part carefully so that it works as intended.

例句

Tendai and his team prepared a well-thought-out budget that saved the company forty thousand dollars.

collocation: well-thought-out budget

Vinícius created a well-thought-out lesson plan for his biology students before the final exam.

同義詞
  • carefully planned

    more literal and direct than 'well-thought-out'; less idiomatic

  • well-devised

    emphasises the clever design or invention aspect

  • strategic

    broader in scope, implies long-term goals and positioning

  • considered

    shorter and more general; implies thought but not necessarily thorough planning

反義詞
  • ill-conceived

    opposite meaning — badly planned from the start

  • half-baked

    informal; suggests incomplete or rushed thinking without proper preparation

文法句型

well-thought-out + noun

be / seem / look + well thought out (predicative)

用法筆記

The hyphenated form (well-thought-out) is used before a noun. When the phrase follows a linking verb like 'be' or 'seem', it is usually written without hyphens: 'the plan was well thought out.'

常見錯誤

❌We need a well-thought plan before we begin.
✅We need a well-thought-out plan before we begin.
💡The word 'out' is an essential part of this compound; omitting it changes the meaning to something half-formed.
❌The proposal was well-thought-out.
✅The proposal was well thought out.
💡The hyphenated form is used only before nouns; after a linking verb, write it as separate words without hyphens.