Definitions

usually

[yoo-zhoo-uh-lee, yoozh-wuh-lee] / ˈyu ʒu ə li, ˈyuʒ wə li /

ADVERB

for the most part

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 more often than not 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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“It’s usually in museums and art galleries . . . so that limits things. I keep away from them. And Harrods I don’t go near.”

From Salon

Store-bought poi is usually dull gray, without much flavor.

From Literature

As a scientist for the USGS, he was usually based in California, but he had been attending a conference in Seattle when the earthquakes began.

From Literature

"When people think about religious orders and their massive role in the Renaissance, they usually turn their attention to cities like Rome, Florence and Siena," Dr. Ilko says.

From Science Daily

"My daughter is in a local Welsh-medium primary school and there's usually about 30 children in her class," she said.

From BBC

usually

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