“By Doing This” Synonyms

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If you are looking to switch up your phrasing and avoid repetition, you can say “thereby” instead of “by doing this”

How to Substitute “Thereby” for “By Doing This”

If you substitute “thereby” for “by doing so,” you will want to follow with a gerund (verb ending in -ing), rather than a regular noun.

For example, if your original phrasing is “I opened the door. By doing this, I let the cats out,” you can say “I opened the door, thereby letting the cats out.”

In this example, “I let” becomes “letting.”

Other Synonyms for “By Doing This”

If you do not want to substitute “thereby” for “by doing this,” you do have other options.

Some of those options are here with examples:

  • “Thus”
    • Original: “I ate the cheese. By doing this, I gave myself a stomach ache.”
    • With “thus”: “I ate the cheese, thus giving myself a stomach ache.”
  • “In doing so”
    • Original: “He practiced every day. By doing this, he improved his piano skills.”
    • With “In doing so”: “He practiced every day. In doing so, he improved his piano skills.”
  • “Doing so”
    • Original: “She ran for president. By doing this, she was put in the public eye.”
    • With “Doing so”: “She ran for president. Doing so put her in the public eye.”
  • “Consequently”
    • Original: “They studied for the exam. By doing this, they guaranteed that they understood the concepts.”
    • With “Consequently”: “They studied for the exam. Consequently, they guaranteed that they understood the concepts.”
  • “As a result of that”
    • Original: “You went for a run. By doing so, you became sweaty.”
    • With “As a result of that”: “You went for a run. As a result of that, you became sweaty.”
  • “Because of that”
    • Original: “We ran the red light. By doing so, we caught the attention of the police officer.”
    • With “Because of that”: “We ran the red light. Because of that, we caught the attention of the police officer.”
  • “In consequence”
    • Original: “The frog ate the fly. By doing so, it filled its stomach.”
    • With “In consequence”: “The frog ate the fly. In consequence, it had a full stomach.”
  • “On account of this action”
    • Original: “He spent too much money. By doing this, he depleted his savings account.”
    • With “On account of this”: “He spent too much money. On account of this action, he depleted his savings account.”
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