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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Lower-income workers without college degrees are often moving out, and they’re generally replaced by higher-income workers who can pay more for housing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Dispersal orders are temporary and are generally used by police to deter crime and anti-social behaviour at certain locations.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Still, people who received tocilizumab generally showed greater improvement over time in several areas, including depression severity, fatigue, anxiety, and overall quality of life.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

A big way the Trump Accounts differ from IRAs is the money in the former generally can’t be tapped at all before age 18.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

We were the kind of family who generally kept ourselves to ourselves.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Vocabulary lists containing generally

Medieval Christendom, Lessons 1–2

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Medieval Christendom, Lessons 1–2