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by design

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deliberately adv.
designedly adv.
malice aforethought adv.
on purpose adv.
purposely adv.

ADVERB

deliberately

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consciously knowingly pointedly purposely studiously voluntarily willfully

STRONG

advisedly

WEAK

after consideration apurpose 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

designedly

Synonyms

STRONG

deliberately purposely

WEAK

apurpose calculatedly knowingly on purpose prepensely purposedly purposively studiously willfully wittingly

Antonyms

STRONG

unintentionally

WEAK

innocently unconsciously unknowingly unwittingly

ADVERB

malice aforethought

Synonyms

WEAK

deliberate malice full intent in cold blood malice prepense

ADVERB

on purpose

Synonyms

WEAK

after consideration 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

ADVERB

purposely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consciously deliberately explicitly expressly knowingly willfully

STRONG

advisedly designedly

WEAK

calculatedly on purpose prepensely purposedly with intent

Antonyms

WEAK

impulsively spontaneously unintentionally

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by design

I’m a believer that politics is usually more like Veep than House of Cards; even world-changing events more often unfold by accident or luck than by design.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

Well, Tommy can do her hair but, by design, can never replace Mickey, and that conflict between Valerie and Tommy underlines her loss and her denial of Mickey’s passing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

This can all feel overwhelming at times, which is very much by design.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Whether the vagueness of the rules are by design to leave it open to transgender women or a sign of an oversight that genuinely needs tightening up is not clear.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Some would-be architects of our future look toward a time when it will be possible to alter the human germ plasm by design.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

by design

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