deliberately

adverb

de·​lib·​er·​ate·​ly di-ˈli-bə-rət-lē 

-ˈlib-rət-

: in a deliberate manner: such as

a

: with full awareness of what one is doing : in a way that is intended or planned

trying deliberately to mislead us

a deliberately harsh review

It's very clear, however, that organizations funded in part by the fossil fuel industry have deliberately tried to undermine the public's understanding of the scientific consensus by promoting a few skeptics.

—Joel Achenbach

b

: in a way that is not hurried : slowly and carefully

speaking clearly and deliberately

He moves deliberately, almost cautiously, and he speaks with the assurance of someone who is accustomed to being listened to.

—Alec Wilkinson

Synonyms

• advisedly
• consciously
• designedly
• intentionally
• knowingly
• purposefully
• purposely
• purposively
• willfully
• wittingly

Examples of deliberately in a Sentence

deliberately chose to break the rules

Recent Examples on the Web

The officer's face is deliberately hidden in the video. —Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 14 May 2024

Despite ideological echoes, though, perhaps the most important similarity is the deliberately public way in which these Black lives are taken. —TIME, 14 May 2024

John Freeman, the executive director of the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association, said solar project opponents are deliberately spreading disinformation in communities where large-scale solar projects are proposed. —Ruth Thornton, Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2024

Miscellaneous items get dropped during spacewalks, released as symbolic gestures, or deliberately dumped for logistical reasons. —Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2024

Conservators suspect that whoever restored the painting in 1949 deliberately changed the color of the dress, per Artnet’s Holly Black. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2024

Then there’s the character design, which reads somewhere between anime and a comic book, even if deliberately more realistic here. —Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 3 May 2024

Even selling produce to restaurants and cooperatives that deliberately support local, organic farms leaves him short. —Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2024

In 2020, the reputation of the vaunted Metropolitan Division was tarnished after some officers were accused of deliberately misidentifying people as gang members in department records of field interviews. —Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above