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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But the interest among investors is usually so great that even an individual lucky enough to get shares will get only a sliver.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Few public figures generate stronger reactions in New York, and his appearance — as it usually does — adds another layer of politics, spectacle and unpredictability to an event that already feels larger than sports.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Yet not every stock got hurt: Health insurers, banks and retailers did the heavy lifting that megacap tech names usually handle.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 7, 2026

It is often known as male or female pattern hair loss, and it usually develops gradually as hair follicles shrink over time.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

Somebody was bound to stay with us, but I didn’t usually get dispossessed.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

usually

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