| Main Entry: | designedly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | intentionally |
Synonyms: |
apurpose, by design, calculatedly, deliberately, knowingly, on purpose, prepensely, purposedly, purposely, purposively, studiously, willfully, wittingly |
Antonyms: |
innocently, unconsciously, unintentionally, unknowingly, unwittingly |
| Main Entry: | purposely |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | intentionally |
Synonyms: |
advisedly, by design, calculatedly, consciously, deliberately, designedly, explicitly, expressly, knowingly, on purpose, prepensely, purposedly, willfully, with intent |
| Notes: | purposely means 'intentionally, on purpose,' while purposefully means 'with a specific purpose or objective in mind' |
Antonyms: |
impulsively, spontaneously, unintentionally |
| Main Entry: | in cold blood |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in an unemotional manner |
Synonyms: |
calculatedly, callously, coldheartedly, coldly, cruelly, deliberately, dispassionately, heartlessly, indifferently, intentionally, premeditatedly, ruthlessly, unemotionally, unfeelingly, with full intent |