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Synonyms & Antonyms for purposely
Synonyms
advisedly, consciously, deliberately, designedly, intentionally, knowingly, purposefully, purposively, willfully, wittingly
Antonyms
inadvertently, unconsciously, unintentionally, unknowingly, unwittingly
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My wife and did purposely opt-out of many of the patriarchal traditions for our wedding ceremony. — Sean Wellington, Essence, "Why I (Proudly) Took My Wife’s Last Name When We Got Married," 30 Aug. 2019 Bryan Schmitt, 48, purposely steered his car into Hamid Jahangard, who died two days later, according to the affidavit for Schmitt’s arrest. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "Road rage murder: Lawyer ran over man he thought threw golf ball, police say," 27 Aug. 2019 The reader writes: Whether purposely or not, your piece echoes and counterweights the pernicious metaphor of The Flight 93 Election by Micheal Anton. — James Fallows, The Atlantic, "On Trump and Queeg: A Followup," 25 Aug. 2019 At one point, the employee said, Bowen purposely stomped on the brakes, causing the man, still handcuffed, to fly off the vehicle and slam into the dirt. — A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, "“Dirtbag,” “Savages,” “Subhuman”: A Border Agent’s Hateful Career and the Crime That Finally Ended It," 16 Aug. 2019 The reader said the articles being played next to each other was done purposely to link the administration to hate. — Adrian Vore, San Diego Union-Tribune, "What’s the Union-Tribune Editorial Board?," 9 Aug. 2019 Largo, Florida residents heard an engine revving and then a scream before discovering their beloved neighborhood ducks had been purposely ran over by a truck. — Ricky Pinela, orlandosentinel.com, "Florida man runs over family of ducks, killing two of the ducklings: report," 14 Aug. 2019 Millions of tons of heavy metals and chemical contaminants, along with thousands of containers of radioactive waste, were purposely thrown into the ocean. — Jenny Howard, National Geographic, "Marine pollution, explained," 2 Aug. 2019 Prosecutors will not pursue criminal charges against the 10-year-old boy accused of purposely hitting another student in the head during a dodgeball game at school. — Breanna Edwards, Essence, "Prosecutors Dismiss Assault Charges Against 10-Year-Old In Dodgeball Case," 1 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'purposely.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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