on purpose

== English == === Pronunciation === === Prepositional phrase === on purpose (idiomatic) By design, as opposed to by accident; intentionally; deliberately. [from 16th c.] Synonyms: deliberately, intentionally, purposefully, willfully Antonyms: by accident, on accident (now rare) In order to (do something); with the objective that. [from 16th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== accidentally on purpose ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== malice aforethought purposefully