Incidentally and Purposefully

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Incidentally adverb - By way of interjection or digression.

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Purposefully is an antonym for incidentally.

Nearby Words: incident, incidental

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

Usage example: he purposefully chose the more difficult route to the mountain summit

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Incidentally is an antonym for purposefully.

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