Antonyms for oftentimes
Grammar : Adv |
Spell : aw-fuh n-tahymz, of-uh n-; awf-tuh n, of- |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔ fənˌtaɪmz, ˈɒf ən-; ˈɔf tən, ˈɒf- |
Definition of oftentimes
Origin :- extended form of often, attested from early 15c.
- As in often : adv frequently
- As in repeatedly : adv over and over again
- As in frequently : adv commonly, repeatedly
- Then the little bird's song can oftentimes be a comfort to you.
- Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri
- Oftentimes it's so faint it's more like a feelin' than a smell.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- Which yet they do with so happy an impudence that oftentimes the civilians envy them that faculty.
- Extract from : « The Praise of Folly » by Desiderius Erasmus
- Oftentimes since have I wondered what was the tenour of her prayers that night.
- Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
- A traveller will oftentimes swing his hammock on a tree, and sleep in it all night.
- Extract from : « Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad » by Various
- You can tell at once what is in them, oftentimes to your sorrow.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 » by Various
- Oftentimes, we know, the same cry has been heard in England--and alas!
- Extract from : « Where Half The World Is Waking Up » by Clarence Poe
- Yet by her meekness she had oftentimes controlled them both.
- Extract from : « Olive » by Dinah Maria Craik, (AKA Dinah Maria Mulock)
- Such had been oftentimes the case with her; but never so strong as now.
- Extract from : « Olive » by Dinah Maria Craik, (AKA Dinah Maria Mulock)
- But the lining is now no better (oftentimes worse) than the coat.
- Extract from : « The English Spy » by Bernard Blackmantle
Synonyms for oftentimes
- a number of times
- again
- again and again
- as a rule
- at regular intervals
- at short intervals
- at times
- by ordinary
- customarily
- every now and then
- frequently
- generally
- habitually
- in many instances
- in quick succession
- intermittently
- many a time
- many times
- much
- not infrequently
- not seldom
- oft
- often
- oftentimes
- ofttimes
- ordinarily
- over and over
- periodically
- recurrently
- regularly
- repeatedly
- spasmodically
- successively
- thick and fast
- time after time
- time and again
- usually
- very often
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