Definitions

more often than not

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

Example Sentences

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And more often than not, they were misfits on their former teams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

"The fact he is so consistent tells me his shot selection is more often than not right," Dasgupta says.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Dinner, more often than not, begins and ends with it.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

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

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Chubs, more often than not, was a ghost—always working, looking for ways to catch Clancy’s attention by stitching up the kid who’d split her lip or suggesting a more efficient way of harvesting the garden.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

more often than not

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