seen fit

Decided was right

Seen fit is almost always part of the phrase see fit, meaning to consider appropriate or decide to do something, often with a hint of judgment or disapproval about the decision: She saw fit to leave without saying goodbye.

The past participle seen fit emphasizes completed action: They have seen fit to ignore our warnings.

The phrase often carries ironic or critical undertones—what someone has seen fit to do may strike the speaker as unwise or presumptuous.

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considered · thought · elected · resolved · opted · of one's own accord · prerogative · determined · executive decision · proper · apt · deigned · autonomy · free will · found · appropriate · deliberation · concluded

Opposites
autonomy of decision

seen fithad to

Was forced to

judgment of appropriateness

seen fitdeclined

Refused or diminished

refrained · refused · abstained · rejected

Family

seen, fit, see, sees, seeing, seer, sight, sightly, unsightly

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