Intentionally
What it means
With conscious purpose rather than by accident or habit.
Reach for it when showing that someone deliberately chose the action or effect
The architect intentionally preserved the worn threshold at the main entrance.
Words to choose between 5
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everyday
Fits when conscious choice is the exact contrast with accident
Careful Deliberately can imply harmful calculation in sensitive contexts.
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warm
Fits when clear direction and confidence characterize the action
Careful Purposefully often describes manner, not proof that the outcome was intended.
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professional
consciously
Fits when awareness during the choice deserves emphasis
Careful Consciously may concern attention rather than a specific purpose.
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formal
Fits when awareness of the relevant fact or consequence is central
Careful Knowingly does not always mean the person desired the result.
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literary
designedly
Fits when an older, elevated term for deliberate arrangement suits the prose
Careful Designedly is unfamiliar and likely to distract in ordinary writing.
Opposites 3
- accidentally
- unconsciously
- inadvertently
Common phrases 3
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intentionally designed
The pause was intentionally designed to give readers time to reflect.
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intentionally left
One wall was intentionally left unpainted to reveal the original brick.
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act intentionally
Leaders should act intentionally when changing a trusted routine.
Word family 1
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Steve Shives, Mid-Atlantic US accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC0 Updated