PURPOSIVELY Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

purposively

adverb

as in intentionally

with full awareness of what one is doing the Federal Reserve purposively controls the supply of money in order to keep a lid on inflation

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Seventy-one percent of Americans said states should not be allowed to draw congressional districts that intentionally favor one party, according to a recent YouGov poll.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
As part of the scheme, prosecutors allege, Heflin conspired with other companies and individuals to predetermine who would win certain business, at times submitting intentionally inflated bids to schools.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of intentionally

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The New York Times published a report earlier Wednesday saying the Peltola campaign coordinated with Democratic operatives to recruit a second Dan Sullivan to be on the Senate ballot to deliberately confuse voters.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026
The experts concluded that wounds suggested many victims had been deliberately targeted and killed.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of deliberately

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While the citations described dangerous driving, the murder charges will require the prosecution to prove that Battiloro purposely caused the deaths, Bramnick said.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Ryu knows the real truth about Ken but keeps it to himself and has become a loner, a man purposely hiding from his past cooking up a new identity in the food world.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

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