You use correspondingly when describing a situation which is closely connected with one you have just mentioned or is similar to it. As his political stature has shrunk, he has grown correspondingly more dependent on the army
To be like something else in the dimensions and arrangement of its parts; followed by with or to; as, concurring figures correspond with each other throughout
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
If you correspond with someone, you write letters to them. You can also say that two people correspond. She still corresponds with American friends she met in Majorca nine years ago We corresponded regularly
If one thing corresponds to another, there is a close similarity or connection between them. You can also say that two things correspond. Racegoers will be given a number which will correspond to a horse running in a race The two maps of London correspond closely Her expression is concerned but her body-language does not correspond. + corresponding cor·re·spond·ing March and April sales this year were up 8 per cent on the corresponding period in 1992