DELIBERATELY Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

deliberately

adverb

di-ˈli-bə-rət-lē

Definition of deliberately

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 The conference is also deliberately looking to grow online, including posting more content to YouTube. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 Nov. 2026 Daily volume is deliberately capped, commonly at one or two patients per day. — Burak Onal, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026 Daily volume is deliberately capped, usually at one or two patients. — Burak Onal, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2026 Folwell, for her part, said opponents of the initiative were deliberately misrepresenting its actual language to mislead voters — and would have done so no matter the language used. — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 10 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deliberately

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So the museum is not intentionally trying to uncouple itself from a controversial legacy of collecting?

— Kelley Engelbrecht, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Later that night, the Elves question whether or not their companion intentionally led them into a trap.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of intentionally

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While the citations described dangerous driving, the murder charges will require the prosecution to prove that Battiloro purposely caused the deaths, Bramnick said.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Ryu knows the real truth about Ken but keeps it to himself and has become a loner, a man purposely hiding from his past cooking up a new identity in the food world.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

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