ADVISEDLY Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

advisedly

adverb

Definition of advisedly

as in deliberately

with full awareness of what one is doing I'm calling him a traitor, and I use that term advisedly

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Recent Examples of advisedly Ill-advisedly, Wladyka introduces imaginary sequences in which Haru invents dance numbers out of ordinary situations. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 The wrecking begins when Carey (Marvin), Paul’s best friend, ill-advisedly sleeps with Julie—and then, more ill-advisedly still, confesses it to Paul the next day. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025

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God seems deliberately to have created variety and cognitive function in the human species.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
Investigators were trying to determine Wednesday whether the robot's actions were deliberately controlled by two young men who apparently livestreamed the incident in the western city of Cologne on social media.

— October 14, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of deliberately

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The center’s name intentionally evokes both scale and possibility.

— Sarah Belmont for ArtNews, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026
The commission would have to hold three public hearings and could not make changes that intentionally favor a political party or unnecessarily divide communities.

— Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

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