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

Nvidia and other chipmakers fell more than 3% as investors contemplated the possibility that frontier labs could deliberately slow model development, and thus the massive infrastructure buildout thus far designed to support it. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026

The show notes describe the opening hoodies and sweatpants as deliberately misshapen, with an oversized silhouette and heavy jackets worn open. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026

Mehta calls the film’s action language deliberately unlike genre convention. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

The 10,000m and 3,000m steeplechase have been cut, while deliberately limiting the number of qualified athletes means heats are scratched from all track events. — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026