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

Somebody like Gilroy or Jeff Kober and Barry Corbin (popping up occasionally as a pair of geriatric gangsters) will come and go in situations knowingly designed to feel contrived. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Law enforcement needs to be able to investigate violence and people who knowingly support terrorism. — August Mangeney, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026

Police determined that the teen had been at his mother’s home the entire time, and that his mother had knowingly helped conceal him. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026

There’s also been online chatter leaning toward the antisemitic (Lefty is Jewish), and other comments painting her as a thieving mastermind knowingly ripping off songs. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

Some owners had knowingly leased their vehicles for the scheme, according to Kuwait’s interior ministry. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026

While historians might argue that there is no contest, the question hints knowingly at the novelist’s counter-argument. — Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

His legal team has alleged that OpenAI is knowingly exposing members of the disabled community to unacceptable risks. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026

Sensitive Data Leakage Developers can knowingly or unknowingly share API keys and credentials while chatting with AI coding assistants. — Etay Maor, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026