Synonyms of deliberately

deliberately

adverb

di-ˈli-bə-rət-lē 

as in intentionally

with full awareness of what one is doing

deliberately chose to break the rules

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intentionally
• purposely
• purposefully
• consciously
• willfully
• knowingly
• voluntarily
• purposively
• designedly
• on purpose
• advisedly
• willingly
• wittingly
• calculatedly
• studiedly
• premeditatedly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inadvertently
• unconsciously
• accidentally
• unwittingly
• unintentionally
• incidentally
• randomly
• unknowingly
• involuntarily
• spontaneously
• instinctively
• haphazardly
• unwillingly
• impulsively

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deliberately

Set those boundaries deliberately, not by inheriting a vendor’s default configuration. — Heather Bassett, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

The 22-dish menu runs nearly three hours and is deliberately less intense than Anand's Thailand flagship, with a page of house rules on phone use and smoke breaks handed out before the welcome drink. — Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026

Its interest in new voices did not require creators to compromise or deliberately internationalize their material. — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

High-trust, high-functioning organizations deliberately slow down at critical moments. — Stephanie Kramer, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026