Definitions

pointedly

[poin-tid-lee] / ˈpɔɪn tɪd li /

ADVERB

deliberately

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consciously knowingly 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

ADVERB

expressly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

categorically explicitly plainly specifically unequivocally unmistakably

WEAK

absolutely clearly decidedly directly distinctly in no uncertain terms manifestly outright positively

Antonyms

WEAK

ambiguously

ADVERB

sharply

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clearly strongly

WEAK

discernibly distinctly

ADVERB

specifically

Synonyms

STRONGEST

categorically clearly correctly definitely especially exactly explicitly individually precisely respectively specially

WEAK

accurately characteristically concretely distinctively in detail in specie indicatively minutely peculiarly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inaccurately indefinitely questionably

WEAK

broadly generally

Example Sentences

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More pointedly, they risk losing the support of Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday handed President Donald Trump a German national team football jersey in honour of his birthday and the World Cup, pointedly adding "we're on the same team."

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

It would be nice to know more, but as Crowther pointedly observes multiple times, journalists never thought to ask her about her reading.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

She pointedly reminded angry commentators that Homer’s epic is fiction.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

“And if it is up to Vikus, soon we will have no baskets to give,” the girl said pointedly to the bearded man who had turned his focus to Gregor and Boots.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

pointedly

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