Definition of intentionally in English:
intentionally
adverb ɪnˈtɛnʃən(ə)liɪnˈtɛnʃ(ə)nəliɪnˈtɛnʃ(ə)nəli
Deliberately; on purpose.
I didn't do it intentionally
I wasn't sure if it was intentionally funny or not
Example sentencesExamples
- Honest people do not intentionally deceive others to their detriment.
- That the deaths were not caused intentionally doesn't change the consequences.
- Thus a fire begun intentionally or negligently would not be covered.
- He intentionally got himself incarcerated to save his soon-to-be-executed older brother.
- She flipped her mobile shut, walked past us and down the corridor, intentionally ignoring Alice and Tony.
Synonyms
deliberately, on purpose, purposely, purposefully, by design, knowingly, wittingly, consciously
premeditatedly, calculatedly, in cold blood, wilfully, wantonly
with malice aforethought
Definition of intentionally in US English:
intentionally
adverbɪnˈtɛnʃ(ə)nəliinˈtenSH(ə)nəlē
Deliberately; on purpose.
I didn't do it intentionally
I wasn't sure if it was intentionally funny or not
Example sentencesExamples
- Thus a fire begun intentionally or negligently would not be covered.
- He intentionally got himself incarcerated to save his soon-to-be-executed older brother.
- Honest people do not intentionally deceive others to their detriment.
- She flipped her mobile shut, walked past us and down the corridor, intentionally ignoring Alice and Tony.
- That the deaths were not caused intentionally doesn't change the consequences.
Synonyms
deliberately, on purpose, purposely, purposefully, by design, knowingly, wittingly, consciously