generally

[jen-er-uh-lee] / ˈdʒɛn ər ə li /

ADVERB

mainly, in most cases

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

WEAK

about all in all almost always 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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In baseball, players generally see their performance peak in their mid-20s and begin to decline not long after their 30th birthday.

From The Wall Street Journal

The forecast for the remainder of January and into early February suggests that conditions will remain generally unsettled.

From BBC

Yes, if she is eligible to receive your retirement benefits while you are in the United States, she should generally remain eligible even while living abroad.

From MarketWatch

Linking this pathway to statins is especially important because these drugs are widely used, inexpensive, and generally safe.

From Science Daily

Gold and the S&P 500 generally don’t move in the same direction, even if they have done so in certain periods over the past 45 years.

From MarketWatch

generally

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