by design
Not by accident
By design means intentionally or according to plan, as opposed to by accident or coincidence.
The phrase emphasizes that an outcome was deliberately arranged: The system lacks transparency by design.
It often appears when clarifying that something seemingly random or flawed was actually planned: The confusion isn't a bug—it's a feature by design.
- purposelyDone with intent
- wittinglyWith conscious awareness
- advisedlyWith careful consideration
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
- consciouslyWith deliberate awareness
knowingly · deliberate · not by chance · intentionally · designedly · crafted · on purpose · studiedly · planned · thought out · wrought · made to order · built to last · prearranged · premeditated · fashioned · predetermined · according to plan
by designby accident
Without intent or planning
accidentally · by chance · unintentionally · coincidentally · inadvertently
by designnaturally
without artificial help
spontaneously · organically · by nature · instinctively · automatically
by designrandomly
Without deliberate selection
by chance · at random · haphazardly · spontaneously · naturally
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