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Synonyms & Antonyms of purposefully

1 with full awareness of what one is doing

he purposefully chose the more difficult route to the mountain summit

Synonyms for purposefully

advisedly,
consciously,
deliberately,
designedly,
intentionally,
knowingly,
purposely,
purposively,
willfully,
wittingly

Words Related to purposefully

calculatedly,
studiedly

voluntarily,
willingly

premeditatedly

Phrases Synonymous with purposefully

on purpose

Near Antonyms for purposefully

accidentally,
incidentally

haphazardly,
randomly

involuntarily,
unwillingly

impulsively,
instinctively,
spontaneously

Antonyms for purposefully

inadvertently,
unconsciously,
unintentionally,
unknowingly,
unwittingly

2 with great effort or determination

strode purposefully into the boss's office, determined to ask for a raise

Synonyms for purposefully

amain,
arduously,
assiduously,
determinedly,
diligently,
doggedly,
hard,
hardly,
industriously,
intensely,
intensively,
intently,
laboriously,
mightily,
resolutely,
sedulously,
slavishly,
strenuously

Words Related to purposefully

actively,
animatedly,
briskly,
busily,
dynamically,
energetically,
feverishly,
spiritedly,
vehemently,
vigorously,
zealously

continuously,
ploddingly,
steadfastly,
steadily,
unabatedly,
unrelentingly,
unremittingly

ardently,
attentively,
conscientiously,
earnestly,
exhaustively,
meticulously,
painstakingly,
seriously,
thoroughly

indefatigably,
tirelessly,
unflaggingly,
untiringly,
wearilessly

obstinately,
stubbornly,
willfully

Near Antonyms for purposefully

casually,
desultorily,
halfheartedly,
indolently,
lackadaisically,
languidly,
lazily,
listlessly,
shiftlessly,
sluggishly,
spiritlessly,
tiredly,
wearily

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