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wittingly

adverb

Definition of wittinglynext
as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing whether he hurt her feelings wittingly or unwittingly isn't important; he should still apologize

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Recent Examples of wittingly The widow Ruth, who wittingly convinces a man to marry her in order to continue the lineage of her mother-in-law, Naomi. — Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wittingly
  1. intentionally
  2. deliberately
  3. purposely
Adverb
  • Folklore intentionally awards $10,000 grants rather than spreading the money across a larger number of smaller awards, with the goal of providing enough funding for investments such as equipment, additional space or employees.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In May, the department said UCLA’s medical school had intentionally considered race in admissions for three years.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of intentionally
Adverb
  • Seeking to deliberately undermine, delegitimize and destroy is not Madisonian.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The probability of Kessler syndrome becomes much higher if humans start deliberately blowing things up in space.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of deliberately
Adverb
  • It was covered in ash, as if it had been washed, dried, then purposely covered in soot.
    — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The Next Chapters Bookhouse was purposely named to reflect the couple’s new chapter together.
    — Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of purposely

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“Wittingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wittingly. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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