Definitions

usually

[yoo-zhoo-uh-lee, yoozh-wuh-lee] / ˈyu ʒu ə li, ˈyuʒ wə li /

ADVERB

for the most part

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 more often than not 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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You know, usually when the government is sued, somebody from the government will enter an appearance and begin to litigate the case.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

He said that “solutions are usually found among those closest to those suffering the problem.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

I still have these nails because I’m still shooting, but usually I don’t have long nails.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

A so-called "heat dome" of warm air from northern Africa trapped under a high-pressure system over western Europe is behind the sort of heat not usually seen until high summer.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

The gloom that usually clouded his mind was banished by the light of the magic on his skin.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

usually

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