Purposely
Purposely adverb - With full awareness of what one is doing.
Usage example: the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property
Purposefully is a synonym for purposely in deliberately topic. In some cases you can use "Purposefully" instead an adverb "Purposely", when it comes to topics like intentionally, wilfully. rare substitute
Purposefully
Purposefully adverb - With full awareness of what one is doing.
Usage example: he purposefully chose the more difficult route to the mountain summit
Purposely is a synonym for purposefully in deliberately topic. You can use "Purposely" instead an adverb "Purposefully", if it concerns topics such as intentionally, wilfully. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- freely and purposely
- freely and purposefully
- deliberately and purposely
- deliberately and purposefully
- expressly and purposely
- expressly and purposefully
- intentionally and purposely
- intentionally and purposefully
- voluntarily and purposely
- voluntarily and purposefully
- knowingly and purposely
- knowingly and purposefully
- on purpose and purposely
- on purpose and purposefully
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