Definitions

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

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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

It’s not by design — I like playing with people.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Rowan had never been an exceptional student—but that was by design.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

by design

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