intentional
adjective
, -ˈten(t)-shə-nᵊl\
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Synonyms
conscious, deliberate, intended, knowing, purposeful, purposive, set, voluntary, willed, willful (or wilful), witting
Antonyms
nondeliberate, nonpurposive, unintentional
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Clark, who denied any intentional wrongdoing, was later fined $50. — Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin banned selling yellow margarine for 72 years, so residents smuggled it in from Illinois," 28 Aug. 2019 All this Disney+ content feels like a deluge, and that's of course intentional on Disney's part. — Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, "What D23 Expo’s Newly Revealed Mega-Slate Tells Us About Disney+," 26 Aug. 2019 During an interview with Vernon police, Almodovar denied doing anything intentional to the boy. — David Owens, courant.com, "Vernon man charged after police say he was caught raping a 5-year-old boy," 22 Aug. 2019 Safety advocates' focus on the need to push technological solutions is directly related to the belief, backed by research, that these deaths are almost never intentional. — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, "Kids are dying in hot cars at an alarming rate; safety agency tweets for awareness," 15 Aug. 2019 The outside reviews found there was no intentional harm. — Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com, "After 911 calls fail to save 16-year-old Kyle Plush, his parents sue Cincinnati to get answers they were promised, but never got," 9 Aug. 2019 Some animals are intentional mimics, while some seem to have evolved the same coloration as very far flung members of the animal family tree. — Liz Langley, National Geographic, "Imitation crab? Meet 6 creatures that steal others’ looks," 7 Aug. 2019 Jon's and Arya's likeminded aesthetics this season are 100 percent intentional. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "The Hidden Message Behind Arya’s and Jon’s Hairstyles on Game of Thrones Last Night," 13 May 2019 The new gray hair is more intentional than accidental. — Rory Satran, WSJ, "The Hottest Hair Color of the Moment is...Gray," 17 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'intentional.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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