Definitions

more often than not

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commonly adv.
habitually adv.
routinely adv.
typically adv.
usually adv.

ADVERB

commonly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

frequently generally ordinarily regularly

WEAK

as a rule by ordinary

Antonyms

STRONGEST

infrequently rarely seldom

WEAK

uncommonly unusually

ADVERB

habitually

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commonly customarily

WEAK

as a rule as is the custom as is usual as usual by and large consistently frequently generally in the main mainly most often mostly naturally normally now and again now and then occasionally oft

ADVERB

routinely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commonly consistently customarily frequently generally habitually normally occasionally often ordinarily regularly sometimes typically

WEAK

as a rule as is the custom as is usual as usual by and large in the main mainly most often mostly naturally now and again now and then on the whole once and again per usual

Antonyms

STRONGEST

infrequently never rarely seldom sometimes uncommonly

ADVERB

typically

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commonly consistently customarily frequently generally mostly naturally normally occasionally often 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 most often now and again now and then on the whole once and again per usual

Antonyms

STRONGEST

infrequently never rarely seldom sometimes uncommonly

ADVERB

usually

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 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

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more often than not

There are tales of visionary ambition that, more often than not, don’t pan out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

On this occasion it failed, but more often than not the workings of this brilliant football mind led to success.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

And that risk — more often than not — is embedded in change.

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026

Companies beat earnings estimates more often than not, but the current pace is particularly impressive.

From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026

The Demiguise is a peaceful herbivorous beast, something like a graceful ape in appearance, with large, black, doleful eyes more often than not hidden by its hair.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

more often than not

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