almost always

ADVERB

generally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broadly commonly customarily largely mostly normally ordinarily publicly roughly typically universally usually widely

WEAK

about all in all altogether approximately as a rule by and large chiefly conventionally en masse extensively for the most part habitually on average on the whole overall popularly practically predominantly primarily principally regularly roundly thereabouts

Antonyms

STRONGEST

rarely sometimes unusually

WEAK

exactly particularly seldom specifically

Example Sentences

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For investors who aren’t in at the offer price, remember that rocket launches are almost always fun to watch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

After all, his good luck almost always leaves nothing but carnage for the people he leaves behind.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

Federal Reserve chairs have a rough tradition: The stock market almost always hands them a sharp correction during their first three months on the job.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

And VAR has almost always disallowed goals leading up from a handball.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

In the last few months, we’d hosted dinners and gone to Kennedy Center performances together, but it was almost always in an official capacity and with lots of other people.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

almost always

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