Definitions

on purpose

ADVERB

done of one's own free will

Synonyms

WEAK

after consideration by design calculatingly consciously deliberately designed freely in cold blood intentionally knowingly of one's own free will premeditatedly premeditatively purposefully purposely purposively voluntarily willfully with eyes wide open with full intent wittingly

Example Sentences

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on purpose

The book ends with a trial to determine whether she did so on purpose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

You don’t warm up to Carol at the beginning, and it’s on purpose.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Decades earlier, Nasa launched objects into the Moon on purpose, in order to collect data for the Apollo missions.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

A good plan uses that shape on purpose.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026

Were they hidden back there by accident or on purpose?

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce