Synonyms for usually
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Adverb
1. Normally
normally, ordinarily, generally, commonly, typically, mostly, mainly, routinely, regularly, habitually, predominantly, as usual, conventionally, by and large, principally, as a rule, unremarkably rare, wontedly rare
Other
customarily, wontly rare
Definitions
- adv. 1
Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.
Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- mostly
Example sentences
- generally Generally speaking, Westerners don't eat fish raw.
- normally That isn't the sort of thing that I'd normally do.
- commonly Methadone is commonly prescribed as a pain killer.
- ordinarily Ordinarily, beginners are unable to hold high notes.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| usually | steady | |
| generally | falling | |
| normally | falling | |
| commonly | steady | |
| ordinarily | falling | |
| customarily | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- mostly2, mainly2, wontly
- 8 letters
- normally3, commonly3, wontedly
- 9 letters
- generally4, typically3, regularly4, routinely3
- 10 letters
- ordinarily5, habitually5
- 11 letters
- principally3, customarily5
- 12 letters
- unremarkably
- 13 letters
- predominantly5
- 14 letters
- conventionally5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mostly2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- habituellement
- Italiano
- abitualmente
- Español
- usualmente