deliberately

adverb

di-ˈli-bə-rət-lē How to pronounce deliberately (audio)
Definition of deliberatelynext
as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing deliberately chose to break the rules

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Recent Examples of deliberately In the past farmers have been suspected of deliberately poisoning elephants to prevent them from eating crops. — ABC News, 29 July 2026 More than 160 people have been detained or questioned over deliberately starting fires, said Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 July 2026 Some cases are deliberately kept private because families fear publicity could increase the danger to detainees. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 Plymouth County Assistant District Attorney Shanan Buckingham said in opening statements Monday that Lindsay deliberately killed the children. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for deliberately
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliberately
  1. intentionally
  2. purposely
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  • The other is a healthy Venn diagram where those circles intentionally overlap.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Google doesn’t want to give people an easy path to attack SynthID, so access is intentionally limited.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
Definition of intentionally
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  • Milania was charged with simple assault and purposely/knowingly causing a bodily injury, law enforcement previously confirmed.
    — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
  • Haaland, perhaps purposely for his brand, embodies the Norway of 2026.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of purposely

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“Deliberately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberately. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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