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
Willingly and purposely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Willingly" instead the word "Purposely" as an adverb or an adjective.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- absolutely and purposely
- absolutely and willingly
- freely and purposely
- freely and willingly
- readily and purposely
- readily and willingly
- deliberately and purposely
- deliberately and willingly
- openly and purposely
- openly and willingly
- intentionally and purposely
- intentionally and willingly
- voluntarily and purposely
- voluntarily and willingly
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Willingly and Purposely. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/purposely/willingly
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