CONSENTINGLY Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

consentingly

adverb

Definition of consentingly

as in deliberately

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The New York Times published a report earlier Wednesday saying the Peltola campaign coordinated with Democratic operatives to recruit a second Dan Sullivan to be on the Senate ballot to deliberately confuse voters.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026
The experts concluded that wounds suggested many victims had been deliberately targeted and killed.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of deliberately

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Seventy-one percent of Americans said states should not be allowed to draw congressional districts that intentionally favor one party, according to a recent YouGov poll.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
As part of the scheme, prosecutors allege, Heflin conspired with other companies and individuals to predetermine who would win certain business, at times submitting intentionally inflated bids to schools.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of intentionally

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So could anyone who knowingly stays after police order a violent crowd to disperse, for damage done afterward.

— Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
The Justice Department also threatened to prosecute election officials individually for knowingly processing ballots cast by noncitizens.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of knowingly

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Our brain makes these predictions both consciously and unconsciously, relying on past sensory and physical experience to run the odds.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Those decisions need to be made consciously, with everyone understanding the trade-offs.

— Simon Wells, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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