Accordingly meaning

What does “accordingly” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“accordingly” is an adverb with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: (sentence connectors) because of the reason given.

accordingly

adverb

  1. (sentence connectors) because of the reason given

    “consequently, he didn't do it”

    “continued to have severe headaches and accordingly returned to the doctor”

    Synonymsconsequently
  2. in accordance with

    “she acted accordingly”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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