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Synonyms for as a rule
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : rool |
| Phonetic Transcription : rul |
Top 10 synonyms for as a rule
- about
- above all
- abundantly
- all in all
- almost always
- almost entirely
- altogether
- approximately
- as a rule
- as is the custom
- as is usual
- as usual
- at regular intervals
- at short intervals
- at times
- by and large
- by ordinary
- commodiously
- comprehensively
- considerably
- conventionally
- copiously
- customarily
- en masse
- every now and then
- expansively
- extensively
- extravagantly
- for the most part
- generously
- grandly
- habitually
- immoderately
- imposingly
- in a big way
- in a grand manner
- in general
- in many instances
- in quick succession
- in the main
- lavishly
- liberally
- magnificently
- mainly
- many a time
- many times
- more often than not
- most often
- mostly
- much
- naturally
- normally
- not infrequently
- not seldom
- now and again
- now and then
- occasionally
- oft
- often
- oftentimes
- ofttimes
- on a large scale
- on average
- on the whole
- once and again
- ordinarily
- over and over
- overall
- particularly
- per usual
- periodically
- popularly
- practically
- predominantly
- primarily
- principally
- prodigally
- prodigiously
- publicly
- recurrently
- regularly
- roughly
- roundly
- routinely
- sometimes
- spasmodically
- successively
- thereabouts
- thick and fast
- time and again
- typically
- universally
- usually
- very often
- voluminously
- widely
Définition of as a rule
Origin :- c.1200, "principle or maxim governing conduct, formula to which conduct must be conformed" from Old French riule, Norman reule "rule, custom, (religious) order" (in Modern French partially re-Latinized as règle), from Vulgar Latin *regula, from Latin regula "straight stick, bar, ruler;" figuratively "a pattern, a model," related to regere "to rule, straighten, guide" (see regal). Replaced Old English wealdan.
- Meaning "regulation governing play of a game, etc." is from 1690s. Phrase rule of thumb first attested 1690s. Rule of law "supremacy of impartial and well-defined laws to any individual's power" is from 1883. Meaning "strip used for making straight lines or measuring" is recorded from mid-14c. Typography sense is attested from 1680s.
- As in largely : adv to a great extent
- As in mostly : adv generally, mainly
- As in normally : adv usually
- As in ordinarily : adv usually
- As in usually : adv for the most part
- As in habitually : adv usually
- As in routinely : adv usually
- As in typically : adv usually
- As in commonly : adv usually
- As in frequently : adv commonly, repeatedly
- As in generally : adv mainly, in most cases
Antonyms for as a rule
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