understandably

Definitions

In a way that is easy to comprehend or explain.

In a manner that is natural, expected, or excusable given the circumstances.

Examples

Understandably, the team was disappointed after losing the championship game in the final seconds.

She was understandably nervous about giving her first public speech in front of such a large audience.

The manager was understandably upset when he discovered that the project deadline had been missed.

Synonyms

naturally logically predictably justifiably reasonably expectedly understandably so

Antonyms

unexpectedly inexplicably unjustifiably surprisingly illogically unreasonably bafflingly