PURPOSEFULLY Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

purposefully

adverb

as in intentionally

with full awareness of what one is doing he purposefully chose the more difficult route to the mountain summit

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as in hard

with great effort or determination strode purposefully into the boss's office, determined to ask for a raise

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Recent Examples of purposefully This chain of reasoning purposefully stokes fear in the hearts of Broward citizens. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026 Seeking to acquire as wide a tent of support as possible, Student List purposefully left its position on most critical issues outside of corruption vague and noncommittal. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026 Released purposefully two weeks before the election, the drama has garnered 150,000 admissions in Israel — a high tally for a non-Hollywood movie in the small country, and a number that could have given Netanyahu a few more key seats. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026 Shamefully, there is a history in this country of purposefully doing this to Black communities and those of other minority groups. — Dan Lipinski, Baltimore Sun, 27 Oct. 2026 Eisenkot believes Netanyahu has purposefully made that process harder. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026 Second, Gerwig's preferred version of the story seems to purposefully remove the underlying meaning of it, of Lewis' work and the religious influence behind it. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Leatherman Next, Leatherman installs a sheepsfoot blade purposefully shaped for working like a small kitchen utility knife. — New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026 This fall the classic lady jacket is getting a modern makeover, with purposefully shrunken silhouettes emerging as one of the season’s biggest outerwear trends. — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2026

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Seventy-one percent of Americans said states should not be allowed to draw congressional districts that intentionally favor one party, according to a recent YouGov poll.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
As part of the scheme, prosecutors allege, Heflin conspired with other companies and individuals to predetermine who would win certain business, at times submitting intentionally inflated bids to schools.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of intentionally

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With nearly 60 murders per day, South Africa has one of the world's highest crime rates, and several of Cape Town's townships are among the areas hardest hit by violent crime.

— Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Eisenkot believes Netanyahu has purposefully made that process harder.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of hard

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The New York Times published a report earlier Wednesday saying the Peltola campaign coordinated with Democratic operatives to recruit a second Dan Sullivan to be on the Senate ballot to deliberately confuse voters.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026
The experts concluded that wounds suggested many victims had been deliberately targeted and killed.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of deliberately

Adverb

They are packaged attractively, marketed intensively and intended to displace other food groups.

— Garrett M. Broad, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
Newsom, by contrast, may need to begin campaigning intensively after leaving office rather than wait for Harris’s decision.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of intensively

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While the citations described dangerous driving, the murder charges will require the prosecution to prove that Battiloro purposely caused the deaths, Bramnick said.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Ryu knows the real truth about Ken but keeps it to himself and has become a loner, a man purposely hiding from his past cooking up a new identity in the food world.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of purposely

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In an update, King said that his investigators were working diligently to learn what led to the death of 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem onboard the ride, and will continue to review the evidence, equipment, and relevant documentation.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Since the dawn of time, the experts tell us, those who got ahead financially lived within their means, saved diligently and spent and invested carefully.

— Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of diligently

Adverb

Brian Gordon has been named executive producer and head of live content at PGA Tour Studios, the latest sign of how the golf organization is focusing more intently on controlling more of its content.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
Nakira’s mug shot showed a young Black woman with dark hair gathered at the nape of her neck, green eyes staring intently into the camera.

— Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026

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