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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"Her reign wasn't necessarily long enough for an established iconography… and there is this tantalising suggestion that perhaps some of her images might have been deliberately destroyed."

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Early in the ascent, mission controllers deliberately triggered an escape system that pulled an unmanned Mengzhou capsule away from the rocket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

If there were $500 billion in federal fraud each year that had previously gone unreported, it would mean that individuals with knowledge of that fraud were deliberately passing up over $100 billion in whistleblower payments.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Coachella is no longer a single cultural event but a deliberately fragmented one, each part reshaping what the festival means and where it’s headed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

“I think this guy might be dangerous,” Autumn signs deliberately from the other side of the room.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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