intentionally

[in-ten-shuh-nl-ee]

adverb

1. on purpose; with conscious intent.

   Intentionally weakening standards is shortsighted and unethical to the extreme.

   The hives are constructed out of a light-colored wood finished in a color intentionally reminiscent of honey.

2. with deliberate consciousness or focus.

   Our hope is that people with opposing points of view will engage intentionally over coffee, or better yet, a meal together.

Other Word Forms

• subintentionally adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of intentionally¹

intentional ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Instead, it reiterated that the suit was “baseless,” noting that federal authorities charged Jonathan Rinderknecht with intentionally setting the Lachman fire.

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The government, which was controlled solely by White people, intentionally deprived Colored schools of funding even though it taxed Colored people.

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The gaming platform rebuts claims it would intentionally risk the safety of its users.

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Some of these efforts were comical: Long, narrow corridors were intentionally designed to spark spontaneous conversations believed to promote innovation, as exemplified by the former Bell Labs Headquarters now featured in the TV show “Severance.”

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Benn has always denied intentionally doping and was supported by his father throughout.

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Related Words

• deliberately 
• willfully