Sic
Sic adverb - Intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase).
Thus and sic are semantically related in therefore topic. In some cases you can use "Thus" instead the word "Sic" as a conjunction or an adverb, when it comes to topics like in such a manner.
Thus
Thus adverb - For this or that reason.
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Synonyms for Thus
Sic and thus are semantically related in therefore topic. You can use "Sic" instead the word "Thus" as a conjunction or an adverb.
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Both words in one sentence
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The trope name is a pun; the word "sic"note Literally Latin for "thus", as in "found thus".
Source: You Make Me Sic -
With John defeated, Skynet was able to overpower the resistance thus insuring [sic] the extinction of all human life on earth.
Source: It's a Wonderful Failure -
The best example is from The Aeneid, where Vergil writes sic ore locuta est - thus she spoke with her mouth.
Source: Shaped Like Itself
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Thus and Sic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/sic/thus
Sic & Thus. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/sic/thus>.
Thus or Sic. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/sic/thus.
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