knowingly

adverb

Definition of knowinglynext
as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing cannot convict unless the defendant knowingly committed perjury

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knowingly
  1. intentionally
  2. deliberately
  3. purposely
Adverb
  • Two men have been accused of intentionally setting the fire that damaged Interstate 471 near the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge, which will keep the southbound highway closed through March.
    Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Did Alydar hurt himself, or was he intentionally injured by someone?
    GrrlScientist, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of intentionally
Adverb
  • Liska and Copper’s balletic staging begins as a delight and then deliberately overstays its welcome.
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The brides are switched because their wedding veils conceal their identity, one of them hidden and the other deliberately hiding.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of deliberately
Adverb
  • A number of Republican figures have suggested the 10-year time frame was purposely included to cover the period when Hunter Biden joined the board of the Ukrainian energy company Burisma.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Critics assert that the AI makers have purposely censored the AI.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of purposely
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