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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Kloza at Gulf Oil said he’s been “flabbergasted” by the stock market’s continuing bull run under the circumstances.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Alyx and others I spoke to stressed that it was clear the TSA agents were doing everything they could under the circumstances.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

He wrote that he was aware AI tools can cause "strong feelings in people" but wanted to try and offer the "best advice" under the circumstances.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

Turner didn’t look to see if Willis was watching him, but he figured he was, so he walked slowly, as unbent as he could under the circumstances, up the steps and onto the porch.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

under the circumstances

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