Deliberately
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Deliberately [dih-lib-er-it-lee]

ADVERB

ADVERB

  • With full awareness of what one is doing.

  • On purpose.

  • On careful thought.

  • In a way that is not hurried.

Example

"He is hiding the truth deliberately."

"He turned the car towards the restaurant deliberately."

Synonyms

Consciously, Knowingly, Pointedly, Purposely, Studiously, Voluntarily, Calculatingly, Designed, Intentionally, Wittingly

Antonyms

Inadvertently, Unintentionally, Accidentally, Randomly, Haphazardly, Unwillingly, Indeterminedly, Unwittingly, Instinctively, Spontaneously