ACQUIESCENTLY Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

acquiescently

adverb

as in deliberately

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The other two fires were also started by people, though not necessarily deliberately, investigators have said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Record-low water levels along the Danube River have exposed dozens of German military shipwrecks near the Serbian town of Prahovo, where an estimated 200 vessels were deliberately scuttled by retreating Nazi forces in 1944.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of deliberately

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The report also found that 68% were more likely to consider a brand that sponsored their favorite team and 59% had consciously purchased from a sponsor because of its involvement in the sport.

— Jacques Ledbetter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
What the team still can’t definitively say is whether sperm whales blow bubbles in their sleep consciously or unconsciously.

— Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 23 July 2026

Definition of consciously

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The new series, too, features a law-enforcement culture where disinterest in gendered violence is the norm, and cops knowingly patronize establishments that traffic underage girls.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
In this case, that means the plaintiff must prove the defendant knowingly ended a loving relationship between a husband and wife.

— Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

Definition of knowingly

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Calls range from people accidentally slipping into the river and overturned kayaks to boating emergencies and people intentionally entering the water.

— Darius Johnson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
The institute intentionally allowed the models internet access and used them without certain safety filters to test their capabilities.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

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