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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Across all three studies, finerenone was generally well tolerated.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Hot IPOs are generally two to five times oversubscribed.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

For years, Iran has generally justified direct attacks on Israel as retaliation for actions against Iranian territory, commanders or interests.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

That is why your Full Retirement Age is 67, while retirees in the 1980s generally had a Full Retirement Age of 65.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

My parents generally had nothing to do with spirits as far as I knew, but Ba always managed to find some at the New Year.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Vocabulary lists containing generally

Medieval Christendom, Lessons 1–2

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Medieval Christendom, Lessons 1–2