Definitions

often

[aw-fuhn, of-uhn, awf-tuhn, of-] / ˈɔ fən, ˈɒf ən, ˈɔf tən, ˈɒf- /

ADVERB

frequently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

generally much regularly repeatedly usually

STRONG

oftentimes ofttimes

WEAK

a number of times again and again many a time over and over recurrently time after time time and again

Antonyms

WEAK

infrequently rarely seldom

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I had a sergeant on either side of me, so I did not go wrong, OFTEN.

From Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis by Davis, Charles Belmont

OFTEN, during that morning, did the name of Irene come to their lips, for the thought of her was all the while present to both.

From After the Storm by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

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