Definitions

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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While the furniture and housing industries also use old-growth teak, they have generally found it easier to substitute plantation teak than the yachting industry, he adds.

From BBC

Unlike the larger earthquakes, where scientists had a single, generally accepted theory about what was happening far below the surface, there were several theories about what caused harmonic tremors.

From Literature

People who work for wages and salaries have less money than people generally assume, and they have enjoyed less progress than many think.

From MarketWatch

And unlike many charters and other Catholic schools, which require involvement from parents, St. Benedict’s generally does not engage with families “except when there’s trouble,” Mr. DePalma tells us.

From The Wall Street Journal

But they generally ask questions, rather than answer them, careful not to betray future policy.

From The Wall Street Journal

generally

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