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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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Other economists’ estimates have generally landed closer to the CBO’s numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

A dollar of output is less energy-intensive generally and less oil-intensive specifically.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Other reviews of Easter Lily have been generally favourable.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Supreme Court justices generally disclose little, if any, information about their health.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“It is generally conceded,” Louis Lépine noted, “that even a dull person would realize the impossibility of selling such a famous work.”

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.