Definitions

usually

[yoo-zhoo-uh-lee, yoozh-wuh-lee] / ˈju ʒu ə li, ˈjuʒ 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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“Super, super bright. Usually the brightest person in the room. And they have an incredible, quiet, powerful generosity of spirit.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

Usually these clips follow a set pattern: a man in uniform embraces his loved ones, then slowly walks up a staircase into a blue sky, often surrounded by angels.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Usually these World Cup chitchats start with silly icebreakers before the important stuff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

He added: "Usually in these tournaments, before technical matters, ethical and human considerations must be respected -- which I think for us it was not the case."

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Usually, Bat liked math problems, because he was good at them and they made sense.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

usually

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