What is a synonym for the word usually

  • commonly
  • consistently
  • customarily
  • frequently
  • generally
  • mostly
  • normally
  • occasionally
  • ordinarily
  • regularly
  • routinely
  • sometimes
  • as a rule
  • as is the custom
  • as is usual
  • as usual
  • by and large
  • habitually
  • in the main
  • mainly
  • more often than not
  • most often
  • now and again
  • now and then
  • on the whole
  • once and again

On this page you’ll find 45 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to usually, such as: commonly, consistently, customarily, frequently, generally, and mostly.

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Some of the voices driving that agenda were not members of the Energy Department but private businessmen, usually from Texas.

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WORDS RELATED TO USUALLY

  • above all
  • especially
  • essentially
  • in general
  • in the first place
  • in the main
  • largely
  • mainly
  • mostly
  • on the whole
  • overall
  • predominantly
  • primarily
  • principally
  • usually
  • as a matter of course
  • as usual
  • commonly
  • consistently
  • conventionally
  • frequently
  • generally
  • habitually
  • naturally
  • normally
  • regularly
  • routinely
  • traditionally
  • usually
  • wontedly
  • anytime
  • at all
  • at all times
  • at any point
  • by any chance
  • consistently
  • constantly
  • continually
  • endlessly
  • eternally
  • everlastingly
  • evermore
  • for keeps
  • forever
  • in any case
  • in perpetuum
  • incessantly
  • invariably
  • on any occasion
  • perpetually
  • regularly
  • relentlessly
  • till cows come home
  • to the end of time
  • unceasingly
  • unendingly
  • usually
  • again and again
  • as a rule
  • at regular intervals
  • at short intervals
  • at times
  • by ordinary
  • customarily
  • every now and then
  • generally
  • habitually
  • in many instances
  • in quick succession
  • intermittently
  • many a time
  • many times
  • much
  • not infrequently
  • not seldom
  • oft
  • often
  • oftentimes
  • ofttimes
  • ordinarily
  • over and over
  • periodically
  • recurrently
  • regularly
  • spasmodically
  • successively
  • thick and fast
  • time and again
  • usually
  • very often
  • about
  • all in all
  • almost always
  • altogether
  • approximately
  • as a rule
  • broadly
  • by and large
  • chiefly
  • commonly
  • conventionally
  • customarily
  • en masse
  • extensively
  • for the most part
  • habitually
  • largely
  • mostly
  • normally
  • on average
  • on the whole
  • ordinarily
  • overall
  • popularly
  • practically
  • predominantly
  • primarily
  • principally
  • publicly
  • regularly
  • roughly
  • roundly
  • thereabouts
  • typically
  • universally
  • usually
  • widely
  • above all
  • chiefly
  • essentially
  • first and foremost
  • generally
  • in general
  • in the main
  • largely
  • most of all
  • mostly
  • on the whole
  • overall
  • predominantly
  • primarily
  • principally
  • substantially
  • to the greatest extent
  • usually

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  1. usuallyadverb

    Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.

    Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work.

    Synonyms:
    generally, by and large, ordinarily, mainly, for the most part, regularly, on the whole, most often, wontedly, mostly, commonly, in the main

  2. usuallyadverb

    Under normal conditions.

    Synonyms:
    wontly, customarily, habitually, routinely, as a rule, normally

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  1. List of paraphrases for «usually»:

    normally, generally, typically, ordinarily, commonly, often, habitually, customarily, traditionally, routinely, mostly, widely, frequently, usual

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  1. Link Starbureiy:

    In any game that involves risk, outcomes are usually fair.

  2. Ed Gribbin:

    There is more resistance to providing data to retailers on the one hand, but the bottom line is that finding the right size and a flattering fit usually outweighs the privacy issues.

  3. Bess Jensen:

    They know each one of us. When I pick them up, they know my voice and they know my feel. They just snuggle in and we rock, i usually put them to sleep — if the nurses need a baby put to sleep they bring them to me.

  4. Eugenio Pita:

    It’s completely different, with anencephaly, the baby does not live; an abortion is only speeding up the inevitable. Babies born with microcephaly usually survive.

  5. Erin McCullough:

    In general, if there’s going to be an extravagant trait that’s used for fighting for mates, usually, it’s the males that have the extravagant trait, but biology is fun because there’s always exceptions — female reindeer have antlers, if they are arguing that these are male weapons that are used to gain access to females, it would have been a stronger story to me if they had evidence that the females don’t have weapons.


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  • عادةًArabic
  • normalmentCatalan, Valencian
  • obvykleCzech
  • fel arferWelsh
  • som regel, sædvanligvisDanish
  • gewöhnlichGerman
  • συνήθωςGreek
  • usualmente, normalmenteSpanish
  • معمولاPersian
  • useimmiten, tavallisesti, yleensäFinnish
  • habituellement, d’habitude, normalement, généralementFrench
  • iondúilIrish
  • mar bu trice, mar as triceScottish Gaelic
  • usualmenteGalician
  • आम्म तौर पर, आमतौर परHindi
  • rendszerint, általábanHungarian
  • սովորաբարArmenian
  • di solito, solitamente, generalmenteItalian
  • 通常Japanese
  • ჩვეულებრივGeorgian
  • 보통Korean
  • łehNavajo, Navaho
  • zazwyczaj, zwyklePolish
  • geralmentePortuguese
  • în general, de obiceiRomanian
  • обычноRussian
  • vanligtvisSwedish
  • మామూలుగా, సాధారణంగాTelugu
  • genellikle, geneldeTurkish
  • عام طور پرUrdu

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adverb

Definition of usuallynext

as in normally

according to the usual course of things

we usually go out to eat on Fridays

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  • habitually

  • natch

  • on the whole

  • traditionally

  • conventionally

  • familiarly


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