順当|じゅんとうjuntou[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, nounproper; right; reasonable

• Synonym妥当だとうNeutralMeans apt and well-judged, as in 「妥当な判断」; 「順当」 leans more toward outcomes unfolding naturally as expected.
• Synonym適切てきせつNeutralMeans well-matched to the situation, as in 「適切な対応」; 「順当」 stresses accord with common sense and naturally expected results.
• Synonym適当てきとうNeutralCovers suitability but also sloppiness or half-hearted effort; 「順当」 has only the positive sense.
• Synonym適正てきせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means reasonable and correct, as in 「適正価格」; 「順当」 leans toward results that follow naturally.
• Synonym正当せいとうNeutralMeans justifiable under rules or ethics; 「順当」 is about accord with common sense rather than legitimacy.
• Synonym合理的ごうりてきNeutralMeans logical or efficient; 「順当」 stresses what common sense makes natural or only to be expected.
• Synonym穏当おんとうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means safe and measured, never extreme; 「順当」 leans toward results that follow naturally.
• Synonym正しいただしいNeutralThe broadest word for correct or right; 「順当」 leans toward what naturally follows as expected.
• SynonymしかるべきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Describes what is due or called for, as in 「しかるべき処置」; 「順当」 stresses what accords with common sense and is only natural.
• Synonym筋の通ったすじのとおったCasualColloquial. Says an argument holds up and makes sense; 「順当」 leans toward outcomes that follow naturally.
• Synonym至当しとうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means supremely fitting; 「順当」 stresses what is only natural or to be expected.
• Related論理的ろんりてきNeutralMeans logically consistent; 「順当」 stresses accord with common sense and naturally following results.
• RelatedロジカルCasualColloquial loanword for strongly logical; 「順当」 stresses accord with common sense.
• Antonym不当ふとうNeutralThe direct opposite of 「順当」: unjust, improper, without reasonable grounds.
• Antonym異常いじょうNeutralThe opposite of naturally unfolding 「順当」: abnormal, deviating from the usual.

Use 「順当」 for what accords with reason or is only natural, or results that unfold as expected, as in 「順当な判断」「順当に勝ち進む」. For aptness choose 「妥当」 or 「適切」, for logic 「合理的」 or 「論理的」, for legitimacy 「正当」; the opposites are 「不当」 and 「異常」.

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1. 道理どうりにかない当然とうぜんであるさま。