Definitions

usually

[yoo-zhoo-uh-lee, yoozh-wuh-lee] / ˈju ʒu ə li, ˈjuʒ wə li /

ADVERB

for the most part

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commonly consistently customarily frequently generally mostly normally occasionally ordinarily regularly routinely sometimes

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

infrequently never rarely seldom sometimes uncommonly

WEAK

exceptionally unusually

Example Sentences

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Usually, the one reaching out for help is the sibling tasked with holding power of attorney or serving as executor of an estate, and who is being hectored by a troublesome sibling.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

Usually investigators obtain warrants to search the home or vehicle of a known crime suspect.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

Usually, an HMO is a property rented out by at least three unrelated people who share the bathroom or toilet and kitchen.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Usually, a state’s department of insurance or public health department regulates the facilities, though the stringency of those laws vary.

From Barron's • Jun. 20, 2026

Usually she’d dash into the better bathroom ahead of him, slamming the door shut, jabbing the lock, and shrieking, “Ha, ha, ha! Beat you! You snooze, you lose!”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

usually

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