deliberately

[dih-lib-er-it-lee] / dɪˈlɪb ər ɪt li /

ADVERB

intentionally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consciously knowingly pointedly purposely studiously voluntarily willfully

STRONG

advisedly

WEAK

after consideration apurpose by design 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

Example Sentences

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The judge’s report had raised the prospect that a footprint found on the hillside was made deliberately by applying pressure against the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Producers would deliberately try to make contestants angry or upset for the sake of generating watchable drama, they say.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

This deliberately overlooks the capabilities of mRNA technology, and it’s not clear what “better solutions” Kennedy may have in mind.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

“They just have been deliberately trying to get the right AI products in front of you,” Nathanson said, referring to Google’s expanding suite of search tools.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

At Matrosskaya Tishina, about five hundred were infected, and deliberately isolated from the rest of the population.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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