naturally

I

(Roget's IV) interj.

Syn. certainly, absolutely, of course; see surely , yes .

modif.

1. [In an unaffected manner]

Syn. artlessly, spontaneously, innocently, candidly, openly, impulsively, freely, readily, easily, without restraint, unceremoniously, unconstrainedly, directly; see also simply 1 , sincerely .

Ant. awkwardly*, restrainedly, clumsily.

2. [As a matter of course]

Syn. casually, according to expectation, as anticipated, characteristically, typically, normally, commonly, usually, ordinarily, habitually, instinctively, intuitively, by nature, by birth, uniformly, generally, consistently; see also customarily .

Ant. strangely*, astonishingly, amazingly.

II

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) adv.

1. by nature innately, instinctively.

2. of course as one would expect, characteristically, normally.

III

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adverb In an expected or customary manner; for the most part: commonly, consistently, customarily, frequently, generally, habitually, normally, often, regularly, routinely, typically, usually. Idioms: as usual, per usual. See BIG, USUAL.