DELIBERATELY Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

deliberately

adverb

di-ˈli-bə-rət-lē

Definition of deliberately

as in intentionally

with full awareness of what one is doing deliberately chose to break the rules

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Recent Examples of deliberately Physical limitations are a recurring factor, even as their appearance is an honest extension of the uses to which Nauman has put his body, in often deliberately perverse ways, since the works of the mid-1960s. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 The $18-billion settlement resolves claims from state attorneys general that Meta hurt children’s mental health by deliberately designing its Instagram and Facebook platforms in ways that hooked young people’s attention. — Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 The interiors were developed in collaboration with the Dutch design firm Studio Piet Boon, which employed a deliberately restrained palette of pale, natural colors and custom elements designed to keep the focus on the architecture and views. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026 It’s been carried by a wider move toward grunge finishes, natural makeup, deliberately imperfect beauty and makeup for tired eyes that leans in rather than covering up. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deliberately

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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

Definition of intentionally

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These fish can’t really be classified as invasive, however, because the state purposely stocked the South American imports in the early 1980s for two reasons.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026
The museum in the book is a purposely generic version of a recognizable major art museum like the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026

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