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

In Lois Lowry’s dystopian novel The Giver, a world of human complexity has been flattened deliberately to remove the inconvenient excesses of emotion and feeling. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

The surfaces are clean, the proportions are deliberately chunky around the cargo area, and there isn't a fake air intake or angry-looking crease in sight. — New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026

Our criminal system deliberately places the burden on the government and tolerates the possibility that guilty people will go free rather than lower the standard required to convict. — Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

The couple quietly eloped in 2025, with Rodgers deliberately keeping his new wife away from the celebrity circus that surrounded his previous relationships. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026