Synonyms for purposefully
pur·pose·ful·ly

Princeton's WordNet

1. purposefullyadverb

   in a purposeful manner

   "he caught the motorcycles in the full glare of his headlights, braked and slipped purposefully out of the car"

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1. List of paraphrases for "purposefully":

   deliberately, intentionally, resolutely, purposely, decisively

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1. Former Florida Sen. Bob Graham:

   There are a lot of rocks out there that have been purposefully tamped down, that if were they turned over, would give us a more expansive view of the Saudi role.

2. Tom Keatinge:

   Its standards are increasingly not just being misunderstood, but are being purposefully abused.

3. Peter Landesman:

   I love football. It's graceful. We have a lot of beautiful football in this film, purposefully.

4. Bobby Scott:

   While uncomfortable, it is a historical fact that Private School Vouchers have been used, most notably in my home state, to purposefully segregate, it is also a fact that school choice devoid of civil rights protections, accountability, and a priority for diversity often leads to more, not less, racial and socioeconomic segregation.

5. Representatives Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi:

   They had purposefully taken the Planned Parenthood language out, my understanding is there's some unease among their members ... so I don't know what they will do.