By preference
Purposely and by preference are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Purposely" instead an adverb phrase "By preference".
Purposely
Purposely adverb - With full awareness of what one is doing.
By preference and purposely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "By preference" instead an adverb "Purposely".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- freely and by preference
- freely and purposely
- readily and by preference
- readily and purposely
- deliberately and by preference
- deliberately and purposely
- willingly and by preference
- willingly and purposely
- intentionally and by preference
- intentionally and purposely
- voluntarily and by preference
- voluntarily and purposely
- spontaneously and by preference
- spontaneously and purposely
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