How do you pronounce "conventionally"?

Pronounced //kənˈvɛnʃənəli//.

Conventionally

Q: What is a synonym for "conventionally"?

Common synonyms include: compulsively, customarily, generally, more often than not, normally, obediently.

//kənˈvɛnʃənəli// adv

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Definitions

Adverb

1
Ordinarily, by convention.
"2000: BBC News website, Organic food 'no healthier' read at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/906530.stm on 14 May 2006 - The carrots tested were: an organic British carrot, an organic carrot from abroad and a conventionally grown carrot."

Adverb

1
in a conventional manner wordnet

Synonyms

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compulsively customarily generally more often than not normally obediently

Antonyms

All antonyms

nonconventionally unconventionally

Example

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"If throughout your life you abstain from murder, theft, fornication, perjury, blasphemy, and disrespect toward your parents, your church, and your king, you are conventionally held to deserve moral admiration even if you have never done a single kind or generous or useful action."

Etymology

From conventional + -ly.

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