| Main Entry: | hence |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | for that reason; therefore |
Synonyms: |
accordingly, as a deduction, away, consequently, ergo, forward, from here, from now on, henceforth, henceforward, hereinafter, in the future, it follows that, on that account, onward, out, so, then, thence, thereupon, thus, wherefore |
| Notes: | hence means 'from here, from now, thus'; thence means 'from that time' or 'from that place'; and whence means 'from what place, source, or cause' |
| Main Entry: | accordingly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in an appropriate, suitable way |
Synonyms: |
appropriately, as a consequence, as a result, consequently, correspondingly, duly, equally, ergo, fitly, hence, in consequence, in respect to, in that event, properly, proportionately, respectively, resultantly, so, subsequently, suitably, then, therefore, thus, under the circumstances |
Antonyms: |
inappropriately, unsuitably |
| Main Entry: | away |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in another direction; at a distance |
Synonyms: |
abroad, absent, afar, apart, aside, beyond, distant, elsewhere, far afield, far away, far off, far remote, forth, from here, hence, not present, off, out of, out of the way, over, to one side |
| Main Entry: | elsewhere |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in another place |
Synonyms: |
abroad, absent, away, formerly, gone, hence, not here, not present, not under consideration, otherwhere, outside, remote, removed, somewhere, somewhere else, subsequently |
| Main Entry: | ergo |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | for that reason |
Synonyms: |
accordingly, consequently, hence, in consequence, so, then, therefore, thereupon, thus, thusly |
| Main Entry: | hereafter |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | from now on |
Synonyms: |
after this, eventually, hence, henceforth, henceforward, hereupon, in the course of time, in the future, ultimately |
| Main Entry: | then |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | therefore |
Synonyms: |
accordingly, consequently, ergo, from that time, from then on, from there on, hence, so, thence, thenceforth, thereupon, thus, whence |
| Notes: | than is ultimately the same word as then, and the two were used interchangeably until the end of the 17th century |
| Main Entry: | therefore |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | as a result; for that reason |
Synonyms: |
accordingly, and so, consequently, ergo, for, for this reason, forasmuch as, hence, in consequence, in that event, inasmuch as, on account of, on the grounds, since, so, then, thence, therefrom, thereupon, thus, to that end, whence, wherefore |
| Main Entry: | thus |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in this manner |
Synonyms: |
along these lines, as follows, hence, in kind, in such a way, in this fashion, in this way, just like that, like so, like this, so, thus and so, thus and thus, thusly, to such a degree |
| Main Entry: | thus |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | accordingly |
Synonyms: |
consequently, ergo, for this reason, hence, on that account, so, then, therefore, thereupon |