intentional

UK: /ɪnˈtɛnʃ^ən^əl/ US: /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/ ,(in ten′shə nl)

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in•ten•tion•al /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/   adj. 

1. done with intention;
   deliberate;
   planned:
   an intentional insult.

in•ten•tion•al•ly, adv.: 

dropped the plate intentionally.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

in•ten•tion•al  (in ten′shə nl), adj. 

1. done with intention or on purpose;
   intended:
   an intentional insult.
2. of or pertaining to intention or purpose.
3. [Metaphys.]
   • 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.

• intention + -al¹ 1520–30

in•ten′tion•al′i•ty, n. 
in•ten′tion•al•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. designed, planned. See deliberate. 

Antonyms

• 1. accidental.

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intentional / ɪnˈtɛnʃən^əl/ adjective

1. performed by or expressing intention; deliberate
2. of or relating to intention or purpose
3. (of an object) existing only as the object of some mental attitude rather than in reality, as a unicorn in she hopes to meet a unicorn
   See also intensional

inˌtentionˈality noun

inˈtentionally adverb