Deliberately and Precipitously

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Deliberately adverb - With full awareness of what one is doing.

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Precipitously is an antonym for deliberately.

Precipitously adverb - With excessive or careless speed.

Usage example: the sight of swimmers exiting the water precipitously when some joker shouted “Shark!”

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Deliberately is an antonym for precipitously.

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