normatively
According to standards
In a way that relates to norms or standards of behavior—what ought to be rather than what is.
Philosophy and social sciences distinguish normative claims from descriptive ones: The study asks how people normatively should respond to injustice, not just how they actually do.
The word often signals prescriptive rather than merely observational analysis.
In a disapproving manner
- criticallyWith serious judgment
- appraisinglyIn an evaluating manner
- prescriptivelyIn rule-imposing manner
- value-ladenContaining embedded judgments
subjectively · opinionatedly · disapprovingly · censoriously · moralistically · reproachfully · approvingly · benchmarked
Principles governing behavior
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- mandatesAuthoritative commands or requirements
- protocolsEstablished codes of conduct
directives · regulations · canons · imperatives · dictates · commandments · edicts · ordinances
Per ethics of obligation
- categoricallyWithout any qualification
- rationallyIn a logical manner
- a prioriIndependent of experience
- ontologicallyRegarding nature of existence
In time-honored fashion
- customarilyIn the habitual manner
- typicallyIn the usual manner
- standardlyIn the usual way
- usuallyMost of the time
regularly · routinely · habitually · orthodoxly · mainstream · established · accepted · prevailing
In consistent manner
- consistentlyIn an unchanging way
- compliantlyIn an acquiescent manner
- calibratedAdjusted for accuracy
- benchmarkedMeasured against reference criteria
baseline · metrically · homogeneously · regulated · normalized · by the book
Regarding ethical principles
- virtuouslyIn an upright manner
- righteouslyWith moral correctness
- principledHaving strong moral beliefs
- dutifullyActing from obligation
justly · fairly · responsibly · honorably · conscientiously · benevolently · decently · uprightly
judgmentally
In a disapproving manner
- criticallyWith serious judgment
- appraisinglyIn an evaluating manner
- prescriptivelyIn rule-imposing manner
value-laden · subjectively · opinionatedly · disapprovingly · censoriously · moralistically · reproachfully · approvingly · benchmarked
rules
Principles governing behavior
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- mandatesAuthoritative commands or requirements
protocols · directives · regulations · canons · imperatives · dictates · commandments · edicts · ordinances · proscriptions
deontologically
Per ethics of obligation
- categoricallyWithout any qualification
- rationallyIn a logical manner
- a prioriIndependent of experience
ontologically · Kantian · utilitarian · consequentialist · ought
traditionally
In time-honored fashion
- customarilyIn the habitual manner
- typicallyIn the usual manner
- standardlyIn the usual way
usually · regularly · routinely · habitually · orthodoxly · mainstream · established · accepted · prevailing · commonplace
uniformly
In consistent manner
- consistentlyIn an unchanging way
- compliantlyIn an acquiescent manner
- calibratedAdjusted for accuracy
benchmarked · baseline · metrically · homogeneously · regulated · normalized · by the book
morally
Regarding ethical principles
- virtuouslyIn an upright manner
- righteouslyWith moral correctness
- principledHaving strong moral beliefs
dutifully · justly · fairly · responsibly · honorably · conscientiously · benevolently · decently · uprightly · equitably
normativelydescriptively
In vivid portrayal
empirically · positively · observationally · factually · as a matter of fact
normativelyneutrally
Without favoring either side
objectively · dispassionately · non-judgmentally · amorally · value-free
normativelyaberrantly
In deviant manner
abnormally · anomalously · atypically · unconventionally · irregularly