on average

ADVERB

generally

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 the whole overall popularly practically predominantly primarily principally regularly roundly thereabouts

Antonyms

STRONGEST

rarely sometimes unusually

WEAK

exactly particularly seldom specifically

ADVERB

more or less

Synonyms

WEAK

about almost around ballpark figure bordering on circa close to in the ballpark in the neighborhood of in the vicinity of just about not far from not quite relatively roughly thereabouts very close

Example Sentences

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They say reported cases and deaths have now slowed, but Bangladesh is still recording nearly 1,000 suspected measles cases on average a day, and multiple deaths daily.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026

The cost: Rates start at $800 a night, on average, with fly-fishing included.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

People give $100 to $150 in cash per person on average as a wedding gift, according to data from Zola and the Knot.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 7, 2026

People who took Wegovy tablets lost on average 13.61% of their body weight, compared with 2.18% in the placebo group.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026

Right now the Appalachians are shrinking on average by 0.03 millimeters per year.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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