accordingly

1. 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. 2.

   in accordance with

   “she acted accordingly”

Questions about accordingly

What does accordingly mean?

accordingly means "(sentence connectors) because of the reason given". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in accordingly?

accordingly has 4 syllables: ac-cor-din-gly. The stress falls on "cor". In IPA it is /əˈkɔɹdɪŋli/.

What is another word for accordingly?

Close synonyms include consequently. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is accordingly a common word?

accordingly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.