naturally
adverb (EXPECTED) /ˈnætʃ.ər.əl.i/
/-ɚ-/ Definition
B2 as you would expect: Naturally we want to see as few job losses in the industry as possible. "You will be polite, won't you?" "Naturally." (= Yes, obviously.)Habitual and customary
(Definition of naturally adverb (EXPECTED) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accustomed adjective
- all in a day's work idiom
- as a (general) rule idiom
- as a matter of course idiom
- as often as not idiom
- habitual adjective
- inveterate adjective
- knee-jerk adjective
- make it a rule idiom
- mechanical adjective (WITHOUT THOUGHT)
- mechanically adverb (WITHOUT THOUGHT)
- more often than not idiom
- ordinarily adverb
- prevail verb
- pro forma adjective, adverb
- regulation adjective
- surprise, surprise idiom
- territory noun (SUBJECT)
- the rule idiom
- trad adjective
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