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by design

ADVERB
deliberately
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consciously knowingly pointedly purposely studiously voluntarily willfully
STRONG
advisedly
WEAK
after consideration apurpose calculatingly designed determinedly emphatically freely in cold blood independently meaningfully on purpose premeditatively prepensely purposively resolutely to that end with a view to with eyes wide open with malice aforethought without qualms wittingly
Antonyms
WEAK
indetermindedly unintentionally unwittingly
ADVERB
designedly
Synonyms
STRONG
deliberately purposely
WEAK
apurpose calculatedly knowingly on purpose prepensely purposedly purposively studiously willfully wittingly
Antonyms
STRONG
unintentionally
WEAK
innocently unconsciously unknowingly unwittingly
ADVERB
malice aforethought
Synonyms
WEAK
deliberate malice full intent in cold blood malice prepense
ADVERB
on purpose
Synonyms
WEAK
after consideration calculatingly consciously deliberately designed freely in cold blood intentionally knowingly of one's own free will premeditatedly premeditatively purposefully purposely purposively voluntarily willfully with eyes wide open with full intent wittingly
ADVERB
purposely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consciously deliberately explicitly expressly knowingly willfully
STRONG
advisedly designedly
WEAK
calculatedly on purpose prepensely purposedly with intent
Antonyms
WEAK
impulsively spontaneously unintentionally

Example Sentences

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But you wouldn’t know this — the packaging is left unmarked by design.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

"Clinical trials are the gold standard, but by design, they are slow," says Guntuku.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

An AI CEO is frictionless by design, which also makes it self-guarded by design.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Groups including Shelter Scotland and the Scottish Refugee Council have described the current approach as "homelessness by design" because they say the time provided to find a job or new housing is too short.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

And then Moss realized that was probably by design.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

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