accordingly

[uh-kawr-ding-lee]

adverb

1. therefore; so; in due course.

   Synonyms: thus, hence, consequently

2. in accordance; correspondingly.

   Synonyms: thus, hence, consequently

accordingly

/ əˈkɔːdɪŋlɪ /

adverb

1. in an appropriate manner; suitably

1. consequently

Word History and Origins

Origin of accordingly¹

First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English; according + -ly

Synonym Study

See therefore.

Example Sentences

But more pertinently, the visitors knew what to expect from the course set-up and could prepare accordingly.

From BBC

Temperatures reached a high of 84 degrees that day at the University of Pittsburgh, and she had dressed accordingly, wearing a cropped cami.

From Salon

Television is an industry that relies on a continual public voting system — people watch or they don’t watch, and the networks renew, cancel and tweak their programming accordingly.

From Los Angeles Times

The woman was "charged accordingly", police said, adding that they could not rule out the possibility of additional charges as the investigation continues.

From BBC

And then it’s not always like everything moves accordingly.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• appropriately 
• correspondingly www.thesaurus.com
• properly 
• proportionately www.thesaurus.com
• respectively 
• subsequently 
• therefore 
• thus 

When To Use

What does accordingly mean?

Accordingly means done in agreement or in a corresponding way.When you do something accordingly, you are doing it in a way that agrees with or conforms to another concept. For example, It looks like it might rain, so plan your hike accordingly, means to be prepared to hike in the rain (by wearing rain gear, for example) or be prepared to cancel the hike because it is raining.Accordingly also means therefore or in due course. When school is canceled unexpectedly, for example, your teacher might say, “Accordingly, you will all be given an extra day to complete your reports.” Accordingly is still connecting a statement to a previous one. In this case, it introduces a statement that is a result of a previous one. You will have an extra day to finish your report because school was canceled.Example: It’s going to be very cold this weekend, so make sure you pack accordingly.