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under the circumstances

ADVERB
accordingly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appropriately correspondingly properly proportionately respectively subsequently therefore thus
STRONG
consequently in due course
WEAK
as a consequence as a result duly equally ergo fitly hence in consequence in respect to in that event resultantly so suitably then
Antonyms
WEAK
inappropriately unsuitably

Example Sentences

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Travelodge has admitted the offer was inappropriate under the circumstances.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Spanberger, Pelosi and Buttigieg did what they could under the circumstances.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

Then earlier this month he backtracked and said it was the best deal the British government could make under the circumstances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

“The important thing is to make art under the circumstances one finds oneself in,” the director says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

His brow was furrowed now, but he spoke up rather more quickly than was customary under the circumstances, as though he sensed that Franny, his old co-panelist, had caught him at it.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger