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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"He was so close to a goal. It would usually be a goal from him, but it didn't harm us because we scored three."

From BBC

Merriam-Webster crowned “slop” as 2025’s word of the year in mid-December, defining it as “digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence.”

From Salon

But usually, you get the thing, feel happy for a moment, and then move on to the next aspiration.

From MarketWatch

“She does that sometimes. When she can’t get out of bed. I usually bring her something.”

From Literature

You can access content from any country, even if it’s usually restricted.

From Salon

usually

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