Synonyms for thereby
ˌðɛərˈbaɪ, ˈðɛərˌbaɪthere·by

Princeton's WordNet

1. therebyadverb

   by that means or because of that

   "He knocked over the red wine, thereby ruining the table cloth"

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1. therebyadjective

   Synonyms:
   by that means, in consequence of that

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1. List of paraphrases for "thereby":

   thus, therefore, hence, so, consequently

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1. Townes Van Zandt:

   What I do is between me and the Lord, to examine and possibly alter the state of grace in which I live, and thereby the state of grace of anybody who listens.

2. Sebastian Tynkkynen:

   If the coalition can't close the Swedish border and thereby stop 50,000 people from arriving in our country, the Finns Party cannot stand back and allow the immigration policy to be wrecked.

3. Labor Sylvia Caceres:

   Closure (for the 30-day maximum) will be considered when it has been determined that the employer has breached its obligations and thereby affected the health and life of its workers.

4. Marc Polymeropoulos:

   A highly partisan new CIA chief would be seen with great suspicion in foreign capitals, thereby rendering our liaison partnerships close to impotent until the next administration, simply put, that puts America at great risk.

5. Juergen Hardt:

   That the U.S. ambassador is now turning to German companies with direct threats is a new and unacceptable one-sided tightening of the tone in the transatlantic relationship, if the U.S. president thinks he has to publicly show he is getting tough on Russia in view of the many question marks regarding his relationship with Moscow, he should not thereby impair the relationship with his most important ally.