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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 WordNet2.5 / 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. Nadine Smith:

    He's pushing for government intrusion into workplaces and doctor's offices. It's all in service to his presidential ambitions, republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is purposely picking fights that rev up Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis base. And the intention is to secure the loyalty of the base Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump share.

  2. Rob Lyon:

    Initially I think I was shocked, quite emotional speaking to my wife about the near miss I had, i think I'm in an anger phase just because someone purposely drove a car at me.

  3. Chaim Siegel:

    Tesla's been trying to run full tilt, he's sleeping overnight on the production floor. I don't think there is any way they'd purposely want to slow production. It tells me something's not quite right.

  4. Luis Colon Jr.:

    We finally, potentially, got the answer, it gives me peace to know -- at least now I know and we know that she wasn't, she didn't purposely leave us. It's nothing that we did. And that really, really makes me feel good to know.

  5. Iraq CentCom:

    Further, the multisource nature of our assessment process purposely guards against any single report or opinion unduly influencing leaders and decision-makers.

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