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naturally
CIDE DICTIONARY
naturally, adv.
In a natural manner or way; according to the usual course of things; spontaneously. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
naturally, adv.
1 in a natural manner.
2 as a natural result.
3 (qualifying a whole sentence) as might be expected; of course.
1 in a natural manner.
2 as a natural result.
3 (qualifying a whole sentence) as might be expected; of course.
THESAURUS
naturally
OK, Roger, absolutely, accordingly, actually, all right, alright, alrighty, amen, and so, artlessly, as a consequence, as a result, as a rule, as expected, as per usual, as things go, as usual, as you say, assuredly, authentically, aye, by all means, by birth, by nature, candidly, casually, certainly, chiefly, clearly, commonly, congenitally, consequently, customarily, da, directly, easily, en famille, exactly, familiarly, finally, fine, generally, genetically, genuinely, good, good enough, guilelessly, habitually, hear, honestly, immanently, in plain English, in plain words, inconsequence, indeed, indeedy, inevitably, informally, ingenuously, innately, instinctively, internally, intrinsically, inwardly, it follows that, ja, just so, legitimately, logically, mainly, mais oui, matter-of-factly, most assuredly, most often, mostly, naturellement, necessarily, normally, normatively, obviously, of course, of necessity, offhand, offhandedly, okay, openheartedly, openly, ordinarily, originally, oui, plainly, point-blank, positively, precisely, prescriptively, primally, primitively, quite, rather, really, regularly, relaxedly, right, righto, sans ceremonie, simply, straightforwardly, sure, sure thing, surely, therefore, to be expected, to be sure, to the point, truly, unaffectedly, unassumedly, unassumingly, unceremoniously, unconstrainedly, unofficially, unpretentiously, usually, veridically, very well, warts and all, well and good, why yes, without ceremony, yea, yeah, yep, yes, yes indeed, yes indeedy, yes sir, yes sirreeROGET THESAURUS
naturally
Effect
N effect, consequence, aftergrowth, aftercome, derivative, derivation, result, resultant, resultance, upshot, issue, denouement, end, development, outgrowth, fruit, crop, harvest, product, bud, production, produce, work, handiwork, fabric, performance, creature, creation, offspring, offshoot, firstfruits, firstlings, heredity, telegony, premices premises, owing to, resulting from, derivable from, due to, caused by, dependent upon, derived from, evolved from, derivative, hereditary, telegonous, of course, it follows that, naturally, consequently, as a consequence, in consequence, through, all along of, necessarily, eventually, cela va sans dire, thereby hangs a tale.Expectance
N expectance, example, instance (conformity), normality (habit), nine days' wonder, expecting, unamazed, astonished at nothing, blase, expected, foreseen, unsurprising, common, ordinary, normal, typical, usual, naturally, as a matter of course, Int, no wonder, of course.Assent
N assent, assentment, acquiescence, admission, nod, accord, concord, concordance, agreement, affirmance, affirmation, recognition, acknowledgment, avowal, confession of faith, unanimity, common consent, consensus, acclamation, chorus, vox populi, popular belief, current belief, current opinion, public opinion, concurrence, cooperation, ratification, confirmation, corroboration, approval, acceptance, visa, indorsement, consent, pressure to conform, herd instinct, peer pressure, assenting, of one accord, of one mind, of the same mind, at one with, agreed, acquiescent, content, willing, uncontradicted, unchallenged, unquestioned, uncontroverted, carried, agreed, nem, con, nemine contradicente unanimous, agreed on all hands, carried by acclamation, affirmative, yes, yea, ay, aye, true, good, well, very well, very true, well and good, granted, even so, just so, to be sure, 'thou hast said', you said it, you said a mouthful, truly, exactly, precisely, that's just it, indeed, certainly, you bet, certes, ex concesso, of course, unquestionably, assuredly, no doubt, doubtless, naturally, natch, be it so, so be it, so let it be, amen, willingly, affirmatively, in the affirmative, OK, all right, might as well, why not? with one consent, with one voice, with one accord, unanimously, una voce, by common consent, in chorus, to a man, nem, con, nemine contradicente, nemine dissentiente, without a dissentient voice, as one man, one and all, on all hands, avec plaisir, chi tace accousente, the public mind is the creation of the Master-Writ, you bet your sweet ass it is, what are we waiting for? whenever you're ready, anytime you're ready.For further exploring for "naturally" in Webster Dictionary Online