Purposefully

//ˈpɜː.pəs.fə.li//

Synonyms for "purposefully" (27 found)

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Closest matches (6)

by design consciously decidedly earnestly expressly

Adverb(1 words)

deliberately

Strong matches (8)

firmly hammer and tongs heart and soul in cold blood knowingly on purpose

Adverb(1 words)

intentionally

Prep_phrase(1 words)

on purpose

Related words (13)

persistently pointedly resolutely seriously staunchly steadily tooth and nail vigorously voluntarily wittingly

Adverb(3 words)

purposely wilfully willfully

Related word relations

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3 relation types

derived from

2 entries

purpose purposeful

has context

1 entries

proscribed

related to

4 entries

deliberately on purpose purposeful purposely

Translations

2 translations across 1 languages.

Finnish

2 entries

määrätietoisesti adv (in an intentional manner; intentionally, on purpose)
päättäväisesti adv (in a resolute, determined manner; resolutely)

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Professionals in many fields write in a style that is purposefully abstruse and unclear.

Source: tatoeba (5991319)

Purposefully blurring something is important for efficiency's sake.

Source: tatoeba (6774861)

In US media and political discussion, the term "liberal" is purposefully misused or incorrectly said to mean "left-leaning", when "liberalism" is actually defined as a "right-leaning" economic theory.

Source: tatoeba (9966114)

Ziri purposefully injured his knee.

Source: tatoeba (11181415)

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