Definitions

routinely

[roo-teen-lee] / ruˈtin li /

ADVERB

usually

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commonly consistently customarily frequently generally habitually normally occasionally often ordinarily regularly sometimes typically

WEAK

as a rule as is the custom as is usual as usual by and large in the main mainly more often than not most often mostly naturally now and again now and then on the whole once and again per usual

Antonyms

STRONGEST

infrequently never rarely seldom sometimes uncommonly

Example Sentences

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Routinely forgetting to drop the bat would be a bizarre mistake for any teenage baseball phenom who spent his youth ensconced in the game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Routinely showing up 3+ hours late is a clear indication of what she thinks of her fans.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2023

Routinely, he is much closer to the limit much quicker than almost any other driver.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2023

Routinely, audiences cheered when the film’s ecstatic George Bailey ran through Bedford Falls and shouted, “Merry Christmas, movie house!”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2023

Over the last month, dozens of users have added posts with titles including: "3 paychecks with wrong work hours," "Alpharetta GA Kroger Routinely Shorting Paycheck" and "Any news about the missing paychecks from last week?"

From Salon • Nov. 11, 2022

routinely

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