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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The announcement of the first celebrity has come significantly earlier than usual - the BBC usually confirms the line-up in August.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

However, this time one of the usually more bullish strategy boutiques thinks that the latest gains will not be sustained and further weakness in equities is likely.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Long treated as isolated or individual diseases, the conditions are interrelated, usually tied to excess abdominal fat, and a major driver of heart disease, according to the AHA.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Bell: I catch usually about 10 minutes of whatever my wife has fallen asleep to.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Old Rowdy could usually outrun me, but it was all he could do to stay up with me.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

usually

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