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 Because of his experience with Araki, Corbet deliberately makes his own sets safe for young actors. — Joshua Encinias, IndieWire, 10 Aug. 2026 Godox is deliberately making the process slower, simpler, and a little less predictable and polished – with more attention on the subject, and less on reviewing the result. — New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2026 The former writer deliberately did not search for the video because of their own experience with suicidal ideation. — Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026 Here agents were built to find software exploits and placed in flawed or deliberately permissive environments. — Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deliberately
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliberately
  1. intentionally
  2. purposely
Adverb
  • Underpromising and intentionally choosing to overdeliver is always a good strategy.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Phia built other features that similarly dropped a cookie without the shopper intentionally clicking on its coupons or links.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of intentionally
Adverb
  • Many entries seem almost purposely crafted to inflame every lingering conservative grievance over the pandemic.
    — Megan McArdle, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2026
  • On the flip side, that might fit better as a non-title feud, so that could mean that at WWE SummerSlam, either Rodriguez or Perez inadvertently, or perhaps purposely, costs Morgan the title.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of purposely

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