Synonyms for deliberately
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Adverb
1. Purposely — intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally
purposely, intentionally, purposefully, advisedly, knowingly, designedly, wantedly IN
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Definitions
- adv. 1
Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally.
He deliberately broke that, didn't he?
Example sentences
- intentionally She did that intentionally and with premeditation.
- purposely The teacher was purposely spying on us all naked.
- purposefully He purposefully continued to incite conflict.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| deliberately | steady | |
| intentionally | rising | |
| purposely | steady | |
| purposefully | rising | |
| advisedly | falling | |
| measuredly | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- wantedly
- 9 letters
- knowingly3, purposely3, advisedly4
- 10 letters
- designedly, measuredly
- 12 letters
- purposefully4
- 13 letters
- intentionally5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (knowingly3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- délibérément
- Italiano
- deliberatamente
- Español
- deliberadamente
- Català
- deliberadament