18
deliberately(adverb, will, intention, willingly, openly)
18
on purpose(expression, idiom, adverb, intention, done)
16
intentionally(adjective, adverb, will, intention, willingly)
12
advisedly(adjective, adverb, intention, willingly, openly)
12
by design(expression, idiom, adverb, intention)
11
designedly(adverb, intention, willingly, openly, candidly)
9
wittingly(adverb, intention)
8
consciously
8
knowingly(adverb, intention)
7
purposefully
6
by choice(expression, idiom, adverb, will)
6
willfully
5
pointedly(adverb, intention)
5
voluntarily(adjective, adverb, willingly, openly, candidly)
4
wilfully
4
expressly
4
purposively
4
with intent(expression, idiom, adverb, intention)
3
carefully(adverb, deliberately)
3
deliberate
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