CONSENTINGLY Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

consentingly

adverb

Definition of consentingly

as in deliberately

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Seeking to deliberately undermine, delegitimize and destroy is not Madisonian.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
The probability of Kessler syndrome becomes much higher if humans start deliberately blowing things up in space.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of deliberately

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Folklore intentionally awards $10,000 grants rather than spreading the money across a larger number of smaller awards, with the goal of providing enough funding for investments such as equipment, additional space or employees.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
In May, the department said UCLA’s medical school had intentionally considered race in admissions for three years.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of intentionally

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Somebody like Gilroy or Jeff Kober and Barry Corbin (popping up occasionally as a pair of geriatric gangsters) will come and go in situations knowingly designed to feel contrived.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Law enforcement needs to be able to investigate violence and people who knowingly support terrorism.

— August Mangeney, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of knowingly

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The tech world has always had a self-consciously rebellious relationship with societal norms.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2026
As long as business development leaders manage the balance of these three elements consciously and regularly, there will be no issues with winning new business.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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