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- [in-ten-shuh-nl]
- /ɪnˈtɛn ʃə nl/
- /ɪnˈten.ʃən.əl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-ten-shuh-nl]
- /ɪnˈtɛn ʃə nl/
Definitions of intentional word
- adjective intentional done with intention or on purpose; intended: an intentional insult. 1
- adjective intentional of or relating to intention or purpose. 1
- adjective intentional Metaphysics. pertaining to an appearance, phenomenon, or representation in the mind; phenomenal; representational. pertaining to the capacity of the mind to refer to an existent or nonexistent object. pointing beyond itself, as consciousness or a sign. 1
- noun intentional Done on purpose; deliberate. 1
- adjective intentional deliberate, intended 1
- adjective intentional Something that is intentional is deliberate. 0
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Origin of intentional
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; intention + -al1
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Parts of speech for Intentional
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intentional popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
intentional usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for intentional
adj intentional
- premeditated — done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.
- willful — deliberate, voluntary, or intentional: The coroner ruled the death willful murder.
- calculated — If something is calculated to have a particular effect, it is specially done or arranged in order to have that effect.
- voluntary — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
- advised — resulting from deliberation
adjective intentional
- deliberate — If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
- purposeful — having a purpose.
- designful — full of design or intention
Antonyms for intentional
adj intentional
- involuntary — not voluntary; independent of one's will; not by one's own choice: an involuntary listener; involuntary servitude.
- unwilling — not willing; reluctant; loath; averse: an unwilling partner in the crime.
- accidental — An accidental event happens by chance or as the result of an accident, and is not deliberately intended.
- unintentional — not intentional or deliberate: an unintentional omission from the list.
- unplanned — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
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