Synonyms for purposely
ˈpɜr pəs lipur·pose·ly

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1. purposelyadverb

   Synonyms:
   deliberately, wilfully, willfully, intentionally, on purpose

2. purposelyadverb

   on purpose; intentionally

   Synonyms:
   intentionally, willfully, deliberately, on purpose, wilfully

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1. intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on purpose, purposely, advisedly, by choice, by designadverb

   with intention; in an intentional manner

   "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice"

   Synonyms:
   by design, by choice, on purpose, advisedly, intentionally, designedly, measuredly, deliberately

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1. purposelyadjective

   Synonyms:
   intentionally, designedly, by design, on purpose

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1. List of paraphrases for "purposely":

   deliberately, intentionally, wilfully, purposefully

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1. Chaim Siegel:

   Tesla's been trying to run full tilt, he's (Musk is) sleeping overnight on the production floor. I don't think there is any way they'd purposely want to slow production. It tells me something's not quite right.

2. Ellen Kurlansky:

   This action, which is a gift to the coal industry at the expense of all Americans, is an attack on public health justified by a phony cost-benefit analysis that purposely inflates the cost of MATS and ignores the value of the human health benefits.

3. Louise Troh:

   He came purposely for us to get married and live together.

4. Natalia Rutkowski:

   Then a man came over and shoved his badge in my face and took the bag out of the bin and then plopped it back in sideways so it purposely would n’t fit.

5. Nadine Smith:

   He's pushing for government intrusion into workplaces and doctor's offices. It's all in service to his presidential ambitions, republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is purposely picking fights that rev up Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis base. And the intention is to secure the loyalty of the base Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump share.