purposely
With clear intent
Purposely means deliberately or on purpose, as opposed to accidentally or by chance.
When someone does something purposely, they intend the action and its consequences.
She purposely left the door unlocked so her roommate could get in.
The word is sometimes confused with purposefully, which emphasizes determination or resolve rather than simple intention.
Done with intention
- intentionallyBy conscious choice
- knowinglyWith deliberate awareness
- willfullyDone on purpose
- consciouslyWith deliberate awareness
designedly · expressly · specifically · advisedly · pointedly · voluntarily · wittingly · meant
Deliberately planned for advantage
- plannedDecided on beforehand
- methodicalOrganized and deliberate
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
- tacticalStrategically planned
orchestrated · engineered · premeditated · contrived · schemed · plotted · designed · formulated
Done on purpose
- stubbornlyWith inflexible determination
- obstinatelyIn an unyielding manner
- defiantlyIn open resistance
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
contrary · perversely · pigheadedly · mulishly · recalcitrantly · intransigently · brazenly · unyieldingly
deliberately
Done with intention
- intentionallyBy conscious choice
- knowinglyWith deliberate awareness
- willfullyDone on purpose
consciously · designedly · expressly · specifically · advisedly · pointedly · voluntarily · wittingly · meant · aimed
strategic
Deliberately planned for advantage
- plannedDecided on beforehand
- methodicalOrganized and deliberate
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
tactical · orchestrated · engineered · premeditated · contrived · schemed · plotted · designed · formulated · prearranged
willfully
Done on purpose
- stubbornlyWith inflexible determination
- obstinatelyIn an unyielding manner
- defiantlyIn open resistance
headstrong · contrary · perversely · pigheadedly · mulishly · recalcitrantly · intransigently · brazenly · unyieldingly · doggedly
purposelyaccidentally
Without intent or design
unintentionally · inadvertently · by accident · incidentally · by mistake
purposelyunknowingly
Without being aware
unwittingly · unconsciously · involuntarily · unawares · instinctively
purposelyimpulsively
Without prior deliberation
spontaneously · haphazardly · randomly · aimlessly · carelessly
- on purposeDone with deliberate intent
- defeat the purposeNegate intended outcome
- for all intents and purposesVirtually, in practice
- all-purpose flourGeneral-use milled wheat
- cross purposesMutually contradictory goals
- accidentally on purposeIntentionally feigning accident
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