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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He was generally feeling unwell but had no bowel symptoms, yet needed surgery just two days after his 50th birthday.

From BBC

Corn generally requires heavy nitrogen application, while soybeans, as legumes, can fix much of their own nitrogen and often need little or no added fertilizer.

From Barron's

Resting state citizenship on residency reinforces the thesis that citizenship generally requires residence, not mere presence.

From The Wall Street Journal

The most supersized mainstream phones, with prices soaring past $1,500, generally bring in the biggest profits to manufacturers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Young people looking to go to college generally didn’t have credit or much money, but they did have potential — something the private market wasn’t set up to invest in.

From MarketWatch

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