thereby
Through that means
Thereby means by that means or as a result of that action.
It's a formal connector showing how one thing leads to another: He failed to file on time, thereby forfeiting his claim.
The word appears almost exclusively in legal, academic, or formal writing, where it compresses "and in doing so" into a single word.
In this way
- henceFor that reason
- accordinglyIn response to that
- soConsequently, as a result
- consequentlyAs a result
ergo · hereunto · whence · inasmuch · insofar · insomuch · forasmuch · hereinafter
thus
In this way
- henceFor that reason
- accordinglyIn response to that
- soConsequently, as a result
consequently · ergo · hereunto · whence · inasmuch · insofar · insomuch · forasmuch · hereinafter · whereafter
- archaic adverbsanon, betimes, ere, erstwhile, forsooth
- archaic wordsthee, thou, thy, thine, tis
- formal adverbsaccordingly, consequently, furthermore, hence, however
- formal wordswhereupon, henceforth, whereas, aforementioned, undersigned
- summariessummary, synopsis, summaries, abstract, abstracts
- causationcause, effect, because, causality, causation
therebydespite that
Indicates contrast, concession
beforehand · without consequence · independently · notwithstanding · regardless
therebydespite that
Indicates contrast, concession
nevertheless · notwithstanding · regardless · yet · however
- therein lies the rubThat's where difficulty emerges
therefore, thereupon, therein, thereof, thereabouts, thereto, thereabout, therewith