but of course

ADVERB

naturally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commonly consistently easily generally instinctively normally simply spontaneously typically uniformly usually

WEAK

artlessly by birth by nature candidly casually characteristically customarily freely genuinely habitually impulsively informally innocently openly ordinarily readily unaffectedly unpretentiously

Antonyms

STRONGEST

difficultly unusually

WEAK

affectedly unnaturally

Example Sentences

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I assumed no one would hear me, but, of course, they did—and called my mother.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

"I had the time of my life there. It's not a stage-stage school, but of course there's kids doing pirouettes and going 'Aaaaaahhhhh!' in the hallways," Adele told BBC 4 radio in 2022.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Analysts at Cornwall Insight are currently predicting that the cap will go up to £1,861 in July, but of course that is highly uncertain.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

It’s fun to imagine that rustic, semi-remote places like this never change, but of course they do, for better and worse.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

I suppose I meant never to get up again, but of course I did.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

but of course

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