deliberately

adverb

de·​lib·​er·​ate·​ly di-ˈli-bə-rət-lē 

-ˈlib-rət-

: in a deliberate manner: such as

a

: with full awareness of what one is doing : in a way that is intended or planned

trying deliberately to mislead us

a deliberately harsh review

It's very clear, however, that organizations funded in part by the fossil fuel industry have deliberately tried to undermine the public's understanding of the scientific consensus by promoting a few skeptics.

—Joel Achenbach

b

: in a way that is not hurried : slowly and carefully

speaking clearly and deliberately

He moves deliberately, almost cautiously, and he speaks with the assurance of someone who is accustomed to being listened to.

—Alec Wilkinson

Synonyms

• advisedly
• consciously
• designedly
• intentionally
• knowingly
• purposefully
• purposely
• purposively
• willfully
• wittingly

Examples of deliberately in a Sentence

deliberately chose to break the rules

Recent Examples on the Web

One example: In 2013, in the post-recession, the University of Chicago deliberately increased its debt while peer institutions, including Harvard, lowered theirs. —Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025

Its communications are deliberately crafted to attract media coverage, further increasing pressure on victims. —Etay Maor, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025

What company executives can discover through consultants and coaches is that true team excellence and healthy cultures emerge not from minimizing differences but from deliberately exploring and leveraging them. —Elena Sarango Muniz, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025

Copyright litigation often moves more deliberately than other cases. —Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above