CONSENTINGLY Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

consentingly

adverb

Definition of consentingly

as in deliberately

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Smotrich and his partners have dispersed new settlements in places with high tactical importance, deliberately separating areas under Palestinian control to disrupt the territorial continuity that could one day form the basis of a Palestinian state.

— Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026
In other words, the curtains were part of the plan, not a last-minute attempt to conceal thousands of empty seats — and Carlile was working within an arena deliberately reshaped to fit the occasion.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of deliberately

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Prosecutors argued at trial that Shirilla intentionally drove into the building to end her toxic relationship with Russo and that Flanagan was an unintended victim who happened to be in the car.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Portman actually released no statement, and many critics noted that Cusk’s novel is more of an intentionally disorienting examination of the artifices of self and celebrity than a tell-all roman à clef.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of intentionally

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Dominion alleged that the cable network operator had knowingly broadcast false claims that Dominion had rigged the 2020 presidential election.

— Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
How can any of the Clippers partners or sponsors or fans trust this team with their dollars or their time or their affection after they were apparently caught knowingly breaking one of the NBA’s cardinal rules?

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of knowingly

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The art of the Intifada was a symbolist art that consciously addressed its own population, not the international art world.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
This suggested that dreams were drawing on the events of the day—even for people who could not consciously recall them—and working with them somehow.

— Veronique Greenwood, Time, 18 Aug. 2026

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