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generally

[jen-er-uh-lee] / ˈdʒɛn ər ə li /
ADVERB
mainly, in most cases
Synonyms
STRONGEST
broadly commonly customarily largely mostly normally ordinarily publicly roughly typically universally usually widely
WEAK
about all in all almost always altogether approximately as a rule by and large chiefly conventionally en masse extensively for the most part habitually on average on the whole overall popularly practically predominantly primarily principally regularly roundly thereabouts
Antonyms
STRONGEST
rarely sometimes unusually
WEAK
exactly particularly seldom specifically

Example Sentences

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Generally he did what he had to do.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Generally, that means being out of a prior state for at least 183 days a year.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Generally, nothing that can burn can sit in the Safety Zone.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Generally, it must be done at an actual dealership and by signing reams of physical paperwork.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Generally, academic labs sound much fancier than they are; often they are windowless rooms, cubbyholes, and former closets dug out and jerry-rigged by cash-strapped researchers, but this one is different.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Vocabulary lists containing generally

Medieval Christendom, Lessons 1–2

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