intentionally

adverb

in·​ten·​tion·​al·​ly in-ˈten(t)-shə-nᵊl-ē How to pronounce intentionally (audio)
-ˈtench-nə-lē
Synonyms of intentionallynext
: in an intentional manner : with awareness of what one is doing : purposely
an intentionally vague response
The witness intentionally gave misleading answers to the questions.
The test is intentionally designed to trick students.

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the witness intentionally gave misleading answers to the questions
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The organization remains intentionally model-agnostic, selecting technologies based on each client's business requirements instead of promoting any single vendor. — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Prosecutors argued at trial that Shirilla intentionally drove into the building to end her toxic relationship with Russo and that Flanagan was an unintended victim who happened to be in the car. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Portman actually released no statement, and many critics noted that Cusk’s novel is more of an intentionally disorienting examination of the artifices of self and celebrity than a tell-all roman à clef. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026 Russian ground teams may be intentionally keeping some of the Rassvet satellites at lower altitudes to allow their orbital planes to drift over a period of many months before eventually lining up with final pathways. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intentionally

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1673, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of intentionally was circa 1673

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“Intentionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intentionally. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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