naturally

[nach-er-uh-lee, -uhl-lee, nach-ruh-lee, -ruhl-lee] / ˈnætʃ ər ə li, -əl li, ˈnætʃ rə li, -rəl li /

ADVERB

as anticipated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commonly consistently easily generally instinctively normally simply spontaneously typically uniformly usually

WEAK

artlessly but of course 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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Perched beside me on the bed, Nollie joined in as naturally as though visiting a university was an everyday event for us.

From Literature

Head coach Eddie Howe has, naturally, shied away from such proclamations and wanted to protect a left-back who is still only 21.

From BBC

We built up the fire and, naturally starved, thought we’d try one piece each of Tansy’s fried chicken.

From Literature

Although microglia naturally gather around these plaques, they are typically unable to remove them effectively.

From Science Daily

“You know I’m a naturally kind and giving person,” he tries again.

From Literature