accordingly

adverb

ə-ˈkȯr-diŋ-lē How to pronounce accordingly (audio)
Definition of accordinglynext
as in therefore
for this or that reason the application deadline was yesterday; accordingly, only applications mailed before midnight can be considered

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Recent Examples of accordingly Sales and marketing teams also need to be ready post-event with relevant next steps and content to help move that needle accordingly. — Dee Blohm, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 To account for this potential bias, researchers estimated that families who noticed cognitive symptoms were about five times more likely to donate a brain and adjusted their analysis accordingly. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026 Rather than continuing with a strategy that no longer fits, reassess the assumptions behind it and adjust accordingly. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 Putin would be wise, accordingly, to get serious about negotiating a cease-fire now. — Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for accordingly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accordingly
  1. therefore
  2. so
  3. thus
  4. consequently
Adverb
  • The Vanquish Prime acquisition is therefore intended to strengthen the detection and tracking component of the wider defensive network rather than function as a standalone solution.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Congress should therefore make scientific recovery an economic priority.
    — Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of therefore
Adverb
  • Its sweet, soft, umami-rich profile can shift the taste of a recipe, so Czerwony suggests using about half the usual amount of garlic and adjusting from there.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
  • But when the lines between sincerity and cynicism are so blurred, does intention even matter?
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of so
Adverb
  • Just a few decades ago, these countries had much smaller elderly populations compared to Europe and thus had lower old-age dependency ratios.
    — Daron Acemoglu, Time, 7 Nov. 2026
  • No one around here thought that Woody had made a bad hire with Glenn, and thus made another mistake in a long line of them since Tannenbaum and Ryan had the Jets one win away from their first Super Bowl since Namath.
    — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of thus
Adverb
  • And consequently, who is better able to hold up a mirror to a zeitgeist in which the politics of identity and grand narratives of public life have invaded the most private spaces?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Social-media sentiment consequently shifts, and suddenly Carla’s high placement on Zephyr’s trending topics is not such a bad thing.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of consequently

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“Accordingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accordingly. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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