Standard Lemma guide

deliberately

adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət.li/
  • /dəˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət.li/
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  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 L IH1 B ER0 AH0 T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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1

adv

Meaning 1

Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He deliberately broke that, didn't he?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Taking one's time, slowly and carefully.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • After being called upon, he strode deliberately up to the blackboard.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

with intention; in an intentional manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he used that word intentionally
  • I did this by choice

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: intentionally, designedly, on purpose, purposely, advisedly, by choice, by design

Antonyms: accidentally

4

adverb

Meaning 4

in a deliberate unhurried manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she was working deliberately

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: measuredly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English deliberate Middle English -ly English -ly English deliberately From deliberate + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

108 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عُمْداً (ʕumdan) — intentionally
  • Armenian: դիտմամբ (ditmamb) — intentionally
  • Bulgarian: умишлено (umišleno) — intentionally
  • Catalan: deliberadament — intentionally
  • Chinese Cantonese: 故意 (gu3 ji3) — intentionally
  • Chinese Cantonese: 特登 — intentionally
  • Chinese Cantonese: 專登 /专登 — intentionally
  • Chinese: 刁工 (zh-min-nan) — intentionally
  • Chinese Mandarin: 故意 (gùyì) — intentionally
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蓄意 (xùyì) — intentionally
  • Chinese Mandarin: 有意 (yǒuyì) — intentionally
  • Chinese Mandarin: 刻意 (kèyì) — intentionally
  • Chinese Mandarin: 存心 (cúnxīn) — intentionally
  • Czech: záměrně — intentionally
  • Danish: bevidst — intentionally
  • Danish: med vilje — intentionally
  • Dutch: bewust — intentionally
  • Dutch: expres — intentionally
  • Dutch: opzettelijk — intentionally
  • Dutch: met opzet — intentionally
  • Finnish: tahallaan — intentionally
  • Finnish: harkitusti — intentionally
  • Finnish: tarkoituksella — intentionally
  • Finnish: tarkoituksellisesti — intentionally
  • French: exprès — intentionally
  • Galician: deliberadamente — intentionally
  • German: mit Absicht — intentionally
  • German: absichtlich — intentionally
  • German: vorsätzlich — intentionally
  • Greek: επίτηδες (epítides) — intentionally
  • Hebrew: בכוונה (be'khavana) — intentionally
  • Hindi: जानबूझकर (jānbūjhkar) — intentionally
  • Hungarian: szándékosan — intentionally
  • Icelandic: viljandi — intentionally
  • Icelandic: vísvitandi — intentionally
  • Icelandic: af ásettu ráði — intentionally
  • Icelandic: af yfirlögðu ráði — intentionally
  • Italian: intenzionalmente — intentionally
  • Italian: deliberatamente — intentionally
  • Italian: per partito preso — intentionally
  • Japanese: 故意に (koi-ni) — intentionally
  • Japanese: わざと (wazato) — intentionally
  • Kazakh: әдейі (ädeiı) — intentionally
  • Latin: consultō — intentionally
  • Lower Tanana: srexuneya — intentionally
  • Marathi: मुद्दाम (muddām) — intentionally
  • Persian: عمداً ('amdan) — intentionally
  • Polish: celowo — intentionally
  • Polish: rozmyślnie — intentionally
  • Polish: umyślnie — intentionally
  • Portuguese: deliberadamente — intentionally
  • Romanian: deliberat — intentionally
  • Romanian: intenționat — intentionally
  • Romanian: dinadins — intentionally
  • Romanian: înadins — intentionally
  • Russian: наме́ренно (namérenno) — intentionally
  • Russian: созна́тельно (soznátelʹno) — intentionally
  • Russian: наро́чно (naróčno) — intentionally
  • Russian: умы́шленно (umýšlenno) — intentionally
  • Scottish Gaelic: a dh'aon ghnothach — intentionally
  • Slovak: úmyselne — intentionally
  • Slovak: schválne — intentionally
  • Slovak: zámerne — intentionally
  • Slovene: namẹ̄noma — intentionally
  • Spanish: deliberadamente — intentionally
  • Telugu: కావాలని (kāvālani) — intentionally
  • Telugu: ఉద్దేశపూర్వకంగా (uddēśapūrvakaṅgā) — intentionally
  • Thai: เจตนา (jèet-dtà-naa) — intentionally
  • Turkish: bile bile — intentionally
  • Turkish: kasten — intentionally
  • Turkish: kasıtlıca — intentionally
  • Ottoman Turkish: مخصوص (mahsus) — intentionally
  • Ukrainian: навми́сно (navmýsno) — intentionally
  • Ukrainian: свідо́мо (svidómo) — intentionally
  • Ukrainian: нароком (narokom) — intentionally
  • Ukrainian: уми́сно (umýsno) — intentionally
  • Ukrainian: зуми́сно (zumýsno) — intentionally
  • Ukrainian: наро́шне (naróšne) — intentionally
  • Ukrainian: зна́рошне (znárošne) — intentionally
  • Ukrainian: нарочи́то (naročýto) — intentionally
  • Ukrainian: зна́рошна (znárošna) — intentionally
  • Ukrainian: назна́рошне (naznárošne) — intentionally
  • Ukrainian: назнаро́шне (naznaróšne) — intentionally
  • Ukrainian: назна́рошки (naznárošky) — intentionally
  • Catalan: prudentment — slowly and carefully
  • Danish: langsomt — slowly and carefully
  • Danish: roligt — slowly and carefully
  • Danish: sindigt — slowly and carefully
  • Finnish: verkkaisesti — slowly and carefully
  • Finnish: verkkaan — slowly and carefully
  • German: bedächtig — slowly and carefully
  • German: vorsichtig — slowly and carefully
  • Icelandic: yfirvegað — slowly and carefully
  • Icelandic: rólega — slowly and carefully
  • Japanese: じっくり (jikkuri) — slowly and carefully
  • Polish: uważnie — slowly and carefully
  • Portuguese: deliberadamente — slowly and carefully
  • Russian: ме́дленно (médlenno) — slowly and carefully
  • Slovak: rozvážne — slowly and carefully
  • Spanish: deliberadamente — slowly and carefully
  • Spanish: largo y tendido — slowly and carefully
  • Ukrainian: пово́лі (povóli) — slowly and carefully
  • Ukrainian: пові́льно (povílʹno) — slowly and carefully
  • Ukrainian: зва́гом (zváhom) — slowly and carefully
  • Ukrainian: прокво́листо (prokvólysto) — slowly and carefully
  • Ukrainian: несква́пно (neskvápno) — slowly and carefully
  • Ukrainian: неквапли́во (nekvaplývo) — slowly and carefully
  • Ukrainian: ви́важено (vývaženo) — slowly and carefully
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