Meaning & use

Intentionally

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In a deliberate or purposeful manner; on purpose.

See it in a sentence

He intentionally left his phone at home to disconnect for the weekend.

The error was not intentionally made, but a simple oversight.

A note on using this word

'Intentially' is a common misspelling that drops the syllable 'ion' from 'intentionally'.

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Words with an opposite meaning

accidentallyunintentionally

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