Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Arranged or agreed upon in advance: Describes something that has been planned, settled, or decided before it happens or before others are involved.

Usage

The adjective preconcerted is used to describe plans, actions, or agreements that were made secretly or privately beforehand. It often implies a level of prior coordination or collusion. It is a formal word, typically found in written contexts like legal, historical, or analytical texts.

Examples

• The success of the operation depended entirely on preconcerted signals between the agents.
• The jury was concerned that the witnesses' identical stories were the result of a preconcerted effort to deceive the court.
• They acted according to a preconcerted strategy, each member knowing their role precisely.

Advanced Usage

• In a preconcerted manner: Done in a way that was planned in advance.
  • The groups withdrew from the negotiations in a preconcerted manner, suggesting coordination.

Variants and Related Words

• Preconcert (verb, rare): To arrange or settle beforehand.
  • They met to preconcert their response to the proposal.
• Prearranged (adjective): A more common synonym meaning arranged beforehand.

Synonyms

• Prearranged
• Predetermined
• Planned
• Premeditated (often used for negative actions like crimes)

Antonyms

• Spontaneous
• Unplanned
• Improvised
• Extemporaneous

Related Phrases

• By preconcert: As a result of prior agreement.
  • The attack was launched by preconcert at dawn.

Adjective

1. previously arranged or agreed on
   • following preconcerted plans