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accidentally on purpose

ADJECTIVE
intended
Synonyms
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calculated contracted designed expected planned predetermined promised proposed
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advised affianced betrothed contemplated meant pinned plighted prearranged predestined set steady
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aforethought asked for future intentional
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unfixed
ADJECTIVE
spiteful
Synonyms
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barbed catty cruel hateful malicious ornery snide venomous vicious vindictive
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angry cussed despiteful dirty evil ill-disposed ill-natured malevolent malign malignant mean rancorous spleenful splenetic waspish wicked
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friendly gentle good kind lovable nice pleasant sympathetic thoughtful
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affectionate forgiving helpful loving pleasing
ADJECTIVE
venomous
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destructive malicious noxious rancorous spiteful vicious virulent
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antagonistic baleful baneful catty cussed deadly dirty evil hostile lethal malefic malevolent malign malignant mean mephitic ornery savage toxic toxicant vindictive viperish viperous waspish
Antonyms
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friendly gentle good healthy helpful kind nice
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praising unpoisonous
ADJECTIVE
wanton
Synonyms
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arbitrary gratuitous needless senseless unjust unjustifiable unjustified unprovoked vicious willful
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contrary double-crossing evil mean
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groundless inconsiderate malevolent merciless motiveless ornery perverse spiteful unasked uncalled-for unfair wayward wicked
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needed rational reasonable
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careful clean decent gentle kind moral nice observant righteous thoughtful wise

Example Sentences

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Wills can be destroyed or mislaid, accidentally on purpose; beneficiary designations are the purview of the financial institution in question.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 20, 2025

"I found it accidentally on purpose," he said.

From US News • May 18, 2016

He moves in between the cones, sees what is coming and, accidentally on purpose, misses out the jumps, nonchalantly jogging past while his team-mates complete the exercise.

From The Guardian • Aug. 23, 2014

I'll just have to white-out the words "AS IF," which I had scribbled in all caps at the top in order to prevent myself from accidentally on purpose mailing them.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2013

And then I’d get scared and mess up…sort of accidentally on purpose.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher