Definitions

pointedly

[poin-tid-lee] / ˈpɔɪn tɪd li /

ADVERB

deliberately

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consciously knowingly 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

ADVERB

expressly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

categorically explicitly plainly specifically unequivocally unmistakably

WEAK

absolutely clearly decidedly directly distinctly in no uncertain terms manifestly outright positively

Antonyms

WEAK

ambiguously

ADVERB

sharply

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clearly strongly

WEAK

discernibly distinctly

ADVERB

specifically

Synonyms

STRONGEST

categorically clearly correctly definitely especially exactly explicitly individually precisely respectively specially

WEAK

accurately characteristically concretely distinctively in detail in specie indicatively minutely peculiarly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inaccurately indefinitely questionably

WEAK

broadly generally

Example Sentences

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It would be nice to know more, but as Crowther pointedly observes multiple times, journalists never thought to ask her about her reading.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

And Wall Street has pointedly refused to be flustered by the conflict in recent weeks, particularly after excitement over robust corporate earnings.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The White House has pointedly ignored their pleas.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

"May there be greater room for freedom and may the dignity of the human person always be safeguarded," the Pope said pointedly.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

When Congress began the debates over the Sedition Act in the spring of 1798, Jefferson’s first fear was that it was aimed pointedly at him.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

pointedly

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