Difference between Consequently and Accordingly

What is the difference between Consequently and Accordingly?

Consequently as an adverb is as a result or consequence of something. while Accordingly as an adverb is agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable.

Consequently

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: As a result or consequence of something. subsequently, following after in time or sequence.

Example sentence: Measures of policy are necessarily controlled by circumstances; and, consequently, what may be wise and expedient under certain circumstances might be eminently unwise and impolitic under different circumstances. To persist in acting in the same way under circumstances essentially different would be folly and obstinacy, and not consistency.

Accordingly

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable.In natural sequence; consequently; so.

Example sentence: Before I met Ayn Rand, I was a logical positivist, and accordingly, I didn't believe in absolutes, moral or otherwise. If I couldn't prove a proposition with facts and figures, it was without merit.

We hope you now know whether to use Consequently or Accordingly in your sentence.

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