deliberately

[dih-lib-er-it-lee] / dɪˈlɪb ər ɪt li /

ADVERB

intentionally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consciously knowingly pointedly purposely studiously voluntarily willfully

STRONG

advisedly

WEAK

after consideration apurpose by design calculatingly designed determinedly emphatically freely in cold blood independently meaningfully on purpose premeditatively prepensely purposively resolutely to that end with a view to with eyes wide open with malice aforethought without qualms wittingly

Antonyms

WEAK

indetermindedly unintentionally unwittingly

Example Sentences

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Akhand denied "knowing and deliberately behaving in a way that is illegal or dishonest".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The fiduciary duty attached to that office is a legal obligation—exacting, demanding and deliberately insulated from the political enthusiasms of whoever happens to occupy the chair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The nutria, an invasive rodent plaguing California, may have been deliberately released.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

"Although we deliberately refrained from any strike action during the Easter holidays, no serious proposal was made," he added.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

For the first time since they’d met, she touched him, carefully, deliberately, on the hand—and then on his face.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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