circumstantially
Through surrounding evidence
In a way that depends on or relates to circumstances rather than essential facts.
Evidence is circumstantially linked when it suggests a conclusion without proving it directly: The case against him was built circumstantially—no witness saw the crime.
Also describes detailed, point-by-point narration: She described the evening circumstantially, omitting nothing.
Depending on circumstances
- provisionallyConditionally, pending confirmation
- dependentlyWhile relying on another
- tentativelyWithout full commitment
- hypotheticallyIn assumed circumstances
assuming · pending · conditionally · situationally · variably · precariously · stipulated · constrained
In a context-dependent manner
- environmentallyConcerning natural surroundings
- contextuallyDepending on surrounding circumstances
- backgroundedGiven less prominence
- milieuSocial or cultural surroundings
historically · geopolitically · temporally · culturally · socially
By drawing conclusions
- indirectlyVia intermediate means
- implicitlyWithout direct expression
- suggestivelyIn an implying manner
- presumptivelyBy reasonable assumption
indicatively · apparently · seemingly · ostensibly · deductively · allusively · obliquely · supportively
Without intent or design
- coincidentallyOccurring together unplanned
- inadvertentlyWithout conscious intention
- unintentionallyWithout deliberate intent
- fortuitouslyBy lucky accident
serendipitously · unexpectedly · randomly · haphazardly · unpredictably · unplanned · unforeseen · tangentially
To an incomplete extent
- marginallyTo a minor extent
- nominallyIn name only
- barelyOnly just, almost not
- scarcelyAlmost not
hardly · modestly · relatively · somewhat · incompletely · negligibly · minimally
contingently
Depending on circumstances
- provisionallyConditionally, pending confirmation
- dependentlyWhile relying on another
- tentativelyWithout full commitment
hypothetically · assuming · pending · conditionally · situationally · variably · precariously · stipulated · constrained · reliant
situationally
In a context-dependent manner
- environmentallyConcerning natural surroundings
- contextuallyDepending on surrounding circumstances
- backgroundedGiven less prominence
milieu · historically · geopolitically · temporally · culturally · socially
inferentially
By drawing conclusions
- indirectlyVia intermediate means
- implicitlyWithout direct expression
- suggestivelyIn an implying manner
presumptively · indicatively · apparently · seemingly · ostensibly · deductively · allusively · obliquely · supportively · corroboratively
accidentally
Without intent or design
- coincidentallyOccurring together unplanned
- inadvertentlyWithout conscious intention
- unintentionallyWithout deliberate intent
fortuitously · serendipitously · unexpectedly · randomly · haphazardly · unpredictably · unplanned · unforeseen · tangentially · peripherally
partially
To an incomplete extent
- marginallyTo a minor extent
- nominallyIn name only
- barelyOnly just, almost not
scarcely · hardly · modestly · relatively · somewhat · incompletely · negligibly · minimally
- infrequencyrarely, seldom, infrequent, infrequently, occasionally
- hedgessomewhat, I think, slightly, I believe, fairly
circumstantiallydirectly
Without intermediary steps
conclusively · definitively · incontrovertibly · demonstrably · irrefutably
circumstantiallydeliberately
Done with intention
intentionally · purposefully · purposely · by design · willfully
circumstantiallyconcretely
In a definite manner
substantively · specifically · essentially · materially · fundamentally
- circumstantial evidenceFacts requiring inference
- circumstantial caseNon-core argument marking