Antonyms for purposely
ˈpɜr pəs lipur·pose·ly

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1. purposelyadverb

   Synonyms:
   deliberately, wilfully, willfully, intentionally, on purpose

2. purposelyadverb

   on purpose; intentionally

   Synonyms:
   intentionally, willfully, deliberately, on purpose, wilfully

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on purpose, purposely, advisedly, by choice, by designadverb

   with intention; in an intentional manner

   "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice"

   Synonyms:
   by design, by choice, on purpose, advisedly, intentionally, designedly, measuredly, deliberately

How to use purposely in a sentence?

1. Louise Troh:

   He did not mean to come here with Ebola, he came purposely for us to get married and live together.

2. Katrina Mark:

   It is unethical to purposely expose women and their unborn babies to marijuana during pregnancy to study outcomes, marijuana in pregnancy is... not as black and white as something like alcohol.

3. Michael Avenatti:

   They targeted my client. They planned to entrap her at that performance that night and they subsequently succeeded, and if ultimately it shows that in fact it was politically motivated, and they purposely sought her out and attempted to use the force of the badge and the law in order to arrest her, that's a very serious matter.

4. Ellen Kurlansky:

   This action, which is a gift to the coal industry at the expense of all Americans, is an attack on public health justified by a phony cost-benefit analysis that purposely inflates the cost of MATS and ignores the value of the human health benefits.

5. Andrew Nathan:

   The Cultural Revolution was a period of chaos, purposely unleashed by Mao because he felt comfortable in chaos, this is almost the exact opposite.

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