Synonyms

deliberately

American

[dih-lib-er-it-lee] / dɪˈlɪb ər ɪt li /

adverb

on purpose; with clear intent.

Is this just bad journalism, or an attempt to deliberately mislead the public?
with careful thought or consideration.

The board is committed to moving deliberately on this important initiative.
in a calm and unhurried way.

He was careful to move slowly and deliberately so as not to scare them off.

Other Word Forms

nondeliberately adverb
overdeliberately adverb
predeliberately adverb
quasi-deliberately adverb
undeliberately adverb

Etymology

Origin of deliberately

deliberate ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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A "dark" vessel -- usually a tanker or cargo carrier -- deliberately disables or manipulates transponders in a bid to go undetected by public tracking systems like Kpler's MarineTraffic.

From Barron's

“Yes, well, they also deliberately poison their own gardens, so we’re not talking about the brightest mammals in the macrocosm, are we?”

From Literature

The chemistry and engineering of this novel cement battery is deliberately simple, so as to make it scalable and cost-competitive.

From The Wall Street Journal

Littler held in leg seven before a stunning 170 checkout - deliberately left with a single on his previous visit - saw him move to within one leg of victory.

From BBC

It ruled those apps are addictive, and deliberately engineered that way – and that its owners have been negligent in their safeguarding of the children who have used them.

From BBC

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