Definitions

oftentimes

[aw-fuhn-tahymz, of-uhn-, awf-tuhn, of-] / ˈɔ fənˌtaɪmz, ˈɒf ən-, ˈɔf tən, ˈɒf- /

ADVERB

frequently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

again and again generally intermittently many times often periodically regularly time and again usually

STRONG

oft ofttimes

WEAK

as a rule at regular intervals at short intervals at times by ordinary customarily every now and then habitually in many instances in quick succession many a time much not infrequently not seldom ordinarily over and over recurrently spasmodically successively thick and fast very often

Antonyms

STRONGEST

rarely seldom

WEAK

infrequently not much uncommonly

ADVERB

often

Synonyms

STRONGEST

generally much regularly repeatedly usually

STRONG

ofttimes

WEAK

a number of times again and again many a time over and over recurrently time after time time and again

Antonyms

WEAK

infrequently rarely seldom

ADVERB

repeatedly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

again again and again frequently many times often regularly time and again

WEAK

many a time much oft ofttimes time after time

Antonyms

STRONGEST

infrequently rarely seldom

WEAK

never

Example Sentences

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Despite its charm, frozen pizza can oftentimes be, well, a little too simple.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

“The investigations are oftentimes not done using trauma-informed techniques or processes.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

“We oftentimes hear people say, ‘Well, they end up paying a disproportionate share of the state’s taxes,’ which is true, but they also have a disproportionate share of the state’s wealth.”

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

The journey from Philly to the New Jersey stadium hosting the final "is oftentimes a much... easier route to travel" than from even Manhattan, she said.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Because life sometimes isn’t all that predictable and because the human body is oftentimes the same way, Alma Ember and her husband Cabot Searcy did not have a baby as they’d planned.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

oftentimes

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