Synonyms of knowingly

knowingly

adverb

as in intentionally

with full awareness of what one is doing

cannot convict unless the defendant knowingly committed perjury

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intentionally
• deliberately
• purposely
• willfully
• consciously
• purposefully
• voluntarily
• wittingly
• willingly
• designedly
• on purpose
• purposively
• advisedly
• calculatedly
• premeditatedly
• studiedly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unconsciously
• inadvertently
• unwittingly
• accidentally
• incidentally
• unintentionally
• randomly
• unknowingly
• involuntarily
• spontaneously
• instinctively
• haphazardly
• unwillingly
• impulsively

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of knowingly

McKinney’s office said the fraud penalty was appropriate because the company collected the taxes from customers and knowingly withheld them from the city. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026

The murder case is based upon the legal theory that Batsukh knowingly introduced the danger to Wilson despite his knowledge that the pills were counterfeit and unsafe. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

LaPlaca's husband, Jason Carty, was also charged with knowingly filing a false petition and other offenses in the case. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Federal prosecutors say Hernandez was not licensed to carry paying passengers, had 14 people aboard a boat with a maximum capacity of 10 and knowingly took the infant out without an appropriate life vest. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Gainesville head football coach Neil Searcy was suspended for the entire 2026 football season for knowingly violating University Interscholastic League rules, the UIL State Executive Committee ruled Thursday. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026

The jokes are still wildly scattershot and frequently, knowingly lame; the production is still cheap and cheerfully scrappy; the whole ragged enterprise is still reliant on the evident affection and chemistry between its players to hold it together. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

The penalties for knowingly violating the statute include a fine of up to $1,000 or jail time of up to one year, or both. — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026

To limit the production of a product to demand, or to a demand knowingly estimated, is a simple matter. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026