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. 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.

2. Jeff Fortenberry:

   Weve set this up purposely so if there is alignment, we can run this fast and get it through to the presidents desk. Were not there yet, but that would be my desire.

3. Mark McCloskey:

   They dropped all the weapons charges and they charged me with the lowest level of misdemeanor, which is something called assault four, which alleges that I purposely placed at least one other person in apprehension of immediate physical injury, i said, ‘Well, I guess I did. That was all point of the guns.’.

4. Vincent Hill:

   Public inquiries indicate that some people may purposely drink, inhale, or spray their skin with disinfectants, without understanding that use of disinfectants in Read MoreSo can cause serious harm to their bodies.

5. Katrina Mark:

   It is unethical to purposely expose women and their unborn babies to marijuana during pregnancy to study outcomes, marijuana in pregnancy is... not as black and white as something like alcohol.