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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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Rubio listed as an example an issue that generally unites the Trump administration and the Vatican -- religious freedom.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Under segregation, black Americans generally shared a common experience of being second-class citizens.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The operator of the cruise, Oceanwide Expeditions, said the atmosphere "remains calm, with passengers generally composed".

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Cybertruck’s 48.1% decline in 2025 sales compared with 2024 was the sharpest such decline of any EV in the U.S. market over that period, in which EV sales generally slumped.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

We were the kind of family who generally kept ourselves to ourselves.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Vocabulary lists containing generally

Medieval Christendom, Lessons 1–2

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