DELIBERATELY Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

deliberately

adverb

di-ˈli-bə-rət-lē

Definition of deliberately next

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 Publicly, the Administration has kept its options deliberately broad. —

Nik Popli, Time, 12 Jan. 2026 The rally took place near the intersection of Van Ness Avenue and O'Farrell Street, where demonstrators filled sidewalks and the center median, chanting and holding signs in what organizers described as a peaceful but deliberately loud show of dissent. —

Da Lin, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026 The website rewrites the history of the day, describing the pro-Trump marchers as orderly and spirited while accusing Capitol Police of deliberately escalating tensions with their response. —

ABC News, 11 Jan. 2026 Former employees of Concentric Educational Solutions say the Baltimore City Public Schools vendor deliberately doctored records. —

Brooke Conrad, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deliberately

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The Justice Department countered at an October 2025 hearing that detainees were never intentionally barred from contact with attorneys, but that circumstances during unrest on the streets over ICE immigration operations caused conditions at B-18 that were far from normal.

— City News Service, Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
In a recent interview with ABC affiliate WXLV, Marissa's sister, Emma Villegas, maintained that her sibling did not intentionally disappear.

— David Chiu, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026