designedly

adverb

Definition of designedlynext
as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing the puzzle was designedly difficult to decipher

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for designedly
  1. intentionally
  2. deliberately
  3. purposely
Adverb
  • 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
Adverb
  • Rather than viewing trust as an intangible virtue, Scheer argues that it can be measured, strengthened, and deliberately cultivated.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Some say that this is partly because both miners and coal companies deliberately hid these figures, secretly burying their dead in the mountains, so as not to show weakness to the enemy.
    — Elijah TanAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Definition of deliberately
Adverb
  • 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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“Designedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/designedly. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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