wittingly
/ˈwɪtɪŋli/
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American sound/ˈwɪtɪŋli/
wittingly
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
wit - tin - gly -> wittingly
Myanmar meaning
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- ‘In this play, Oscar Wilde wittingly expresses his view of the traditional institution of marriage and tests a young couple's fidelity.’
- ‘When they represent their countries they become wittingly, if regrettably, icons of patriotism.’
- ‘Indian photographers of my generation have wittingly or unwittingly been influenced by a distinctly Western view of India.’
- ‘He pulls back the curtain to reveal a magnificent charade in which everyone is wittingly or unwittingly complicit in the world's most extended re-enactment.’
- ‘But I strongly suspect that if anyone has been ‘duped’ here, it's this man - who, wittingly or unwittingly, has become a pawn in the Army's propaganda machine.’
- ‘Which is why I also believe that Tommy Sheridan and his Scottish Socialist Party are either wittingly or unwittingly dividing the independence vote, thereby making independence so much more difficult to achieve.’
- ‘They know full well that many in Britain's elite are only too willing - wittingly or otherwise - to respond positively to their demands.’
- ‘Any good agency would have sufficient checks in place to ensure they don't place, either wittingly or unwittingly, someone not qualified to do the job.’
- ‘A sophisticated person need not behave like a madari and, distort his public image in today's highly unethical and competitive politics.’
- ‘There may be a present day parallel in the way the traditional media has, wittingly or not, marginalised certain ways of thinking and forced us to seize the means of publication ourselves to give expression to our views.’
Synonyms
knowingly, consciously, purposely, on purpose, intentionally, deliberately, advisedly, after consideration, apurpose, by design, calculatedly, calculatingly, designed, determinedly, emphatically, freely, in cold blood, independently, meaningfully, of one's own free will, pointedly, premeditatedly, premeditatively, prepensely, purposedly, purposefully, purposively, resolutely, studiously, to that end, voluntarily, willfully, with a view to, with eyes wide open, with full intent, with malice aforethought, without qualms
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knowinglyconsciouslypurposelyon purposeintentionallydeliberatelyadvisedlyafter considerationapurposeby designcalculatedlycalculatinglydesigneddeterminedlyemphaticallyfreelyin cold bloodindependentlymeaningfullyof one's own free willpointedlypremeditatedlypremeditativelyprepenselypurposedlypurposefullypurposivelyresolutely
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