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Definitions

more often than not

ADVERB

commonly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

frequently generally ordinarily regularly

WEAK

as a rule by ordinary

Antonyms

STRONGEST

infrequently rarely seldom

WEAK

uncommonly unusually

ADVERB

habitually

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commonly customarily

WEAK

as a rule as is the custom as is usual as usual by and large consistently frequently generally in the main mainly most often mostly naturally normally now and again now and then occasionally oft

ADVERB

routinely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commonly consistently customarily frequently generally habitually normally occasionally often ordinarily regularly sometimes typically

WEAK

as a rule as is the custom as is usual as usual by and large in the main mainly most often mostly naturally now and again now and then on the whole once and again per usual

Antonyms

STRONGEST

infrequently never rarely seldom sometimes uncommonly

ADVERB

typically

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commonly consistently customarily frequently generally mostly naturally normally occasionally often ordinarily regularly routinely sometimes

WEAK

as a rule as is the custom as is usual as usual by and large habitually in the main mainly most often now and again now and then on the whole once and again per usual

Antonyms

STRONGEST

infrequently never rarely seldom sometimes uncommonly

ADVERB

usually

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commonly consistently customarily frequently generally mostly normally occasionally ordinarily regularly routinely sometimes

WEAK

as a rule as is the custom as is usual as usual by and large habitually in the main mainly most often now and again now and then on the whole once and again

Antonyms

STRONGEST

infrequently never rarely seldom sometimes uncommonly

WEAK

exceptionally unusually

Example Sentences

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"The fact he is so consistent tells me his shot selection is more often than not right," Dasgupta says.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

And more often than not, it’s what takes a meal from “almost there” to finished — because, at this point, I know myself: I want a sauce.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

Companies beat earnings estimates more often than not, but the current pace is particularly impressive.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

For now, that aligns more closely with the norm; more often than not in at least the last 10 years, data show that front-month Brent has traded above front-month WTI.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

A project is started, it is developed and mounted and sent out into the world, and more often than not it becomes self-sufficient.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

more often than not

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