What does deliberately mean?
Deliberately means Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally..
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/dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət.li/ · adverb
Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally..
He deliberately broke that, didn't he?
Major funding for this book was made possible by deliberately starving a family of four in Tennessee.
“As a result, OCR found that the district’s pattern of inconsistent responses to reports it received of sexual harassment – infrequently responding under Title IX or not responding at all – rose to the level that the district’s response to some families’ sexual harassment reports was deliberately indifferent to students’ civil rights,” a news release from DOE reads.
After being called upon, he strode deliberately up to the blackboard.
Use deliberately when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Deliberately means Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally..
Common synonyms include intentionally, purposely, measuredly, by design.
Possible antonyms include unexpectedly, unintentionally, accidentally, circumstantially.
He deliberately broke that, didn't he?
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