purposively
In deliberate fashion
Purposively means with purpose or intention—doing something deliberately rather than randomly or accidentally.
It appears mainly in academic and technical writing: Participants were purposively selected for the study.
The word overlaps with purposefully but emphasizes the presence of a guiding purpose rather than determination or resolve.
Done with intention
- intentionallyBy conscious choice
- consciouslyWith deliberate awareness
- methodicallyIn an organized manner
- systematicallyIn organized, planned fashion
premeditatedly · thoughtfully · calculatedly · designedly · advisedly · knowingly · wittingly · willfully
With planned purpose
- tacticallyWith planned maneuvering
- goal-directedAimed at achieving something
- results-orientedPrioritizing measurable accomplishments
- focusedDirecting attention narrowly
determinedly · resolutely · single-mindedly · persistently · tenaciously · steadfastly · ambitiously · aspirationally
Extracting subset for study
- qualitativeRelating to characteristics, not quantities
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- theoreticalBased on hypothesis, untested
- phenomenologicalRelating to conscious experience study
ethnographic · recruitment · bracketing · saturation · transferability · rigor · trustworthiness
deliberately
Done with intention
- intentionallyBy conscious choice
- consciouslyWith deliberate awareness
- methodicallyIn an organized manner
systematically · premeditatedly · thoughtfully · calculatedly · designedly · advisedly · knowingly · wittingly · willfully · expressly
strategically
With planned purpose
- tacticallyWith planned maneuvering
- goal-directedAimed at achieving something
- results-orientedPrioritizing measurable accomplishments
focused · determinedly · resolutely · single-mindedly · persistently · tenaciously · steadfastly · ambitiously · aspirationally
sampling
Extracting subset for study
- qualitativeRelating to characteristics, not quantities
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- theoreticalBased on hypothesis, untested
phenomenological · ethnographic · recruitment · bracketing · saturation · transferability · rigor · trustworthiness
purposivelyaccidentally
Without intent or design
unintentionally · inadvertently · randomly · aimlessly · unwittingly
purposivelysubconsciously
Without deliberate awareness
unconsciously · instinctively · reflexively · automatically · mechanically
purposivelycarelessly
Without due attention
thoughtlessly · impulsively · recklessly · mindlessly · unthinkingly