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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Younger people have a generally sunnier starting point but that dims as they age - not a great surprise - and all age groups react to events similarly.

From BBC

Treasury note—which largely reflects investors’ expectations for what interest rates set by the Fed will average over the life of a bond—has generally drifted between around 4% and 4.2%.

From The Wall Street Journal

And while he tells patients that reducing plastic exposure is generally advisable, he hasn’t yet seen research to validate fears that their shorts are harming them.

From The Wall Street Journal

But nothing in Ellis’ reporting or what’s known about the county investigation validates Uber’s implicit argument that its behavior is generally characteristic of the plaintiffs’ bar.

From Los Angeles Times

The same generally applies to state government offices.

From MarketWatch

generally

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