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 his lab, mold has appeared only under deliberately extreme conditions, like submerging beans in water for hours and then exposing them to air for days. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Or are Waititi and co-writer Dahvi Waller deliberately obfuscating as some kind of middle finger to the audience? — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026

Australian lawmaker Helen Haines is in critical condition after being deliberately struck by a car outside her office in Wangaratta, police and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

While these elephants did not deliberately evolve a defense against hunters, tusklessness provided a survival benefit. — Alida De Flamingh, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026