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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Smaller merchants generally lack the size and scale to lock in the lowest rates, said Satish Jindel, president of ShipMatrix, which tracks parcel shipping data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

One expert said the NHS generally was a relatively low investor in buildings, IT and machinery for much of the last 20 years.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

OpenAI has secured the largest private financing in Silicon Valley’s history with commitments of $122 billion in new funding that could boost enthusiasm about artificial intelligence and the technology sector more generally.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

He was sullen and lonely and just generally angry at the world.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

generally

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