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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They are usually ordered into detention facilities known as SiS homes, which are tasked with mandatory care and rehabilitation, rather than a punitive system like prison.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Annuity income is usually only partially inflation-protected unless an inflation rider is purchased, which reduces initial payouts.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

ButI’m of this philosophy that usually when you’re making something, you kind of end up feeling how the character is feeling.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

UK citizens with certain criminal convictions or immigration issues are usually not eligible.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Not as steep as the hill where Fran and Baxter live, but it’s the kind of incline that usually makes my leg muscles burn.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

usually

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