Antonyms for usually


Grammar : Adv
Spell : yoo-zhoo-uhl, yoozh-wuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈyu ʒu əl, ˈyuʒ wəl


Definition of usually

Origin :
  • late 15c., from usual + -ly (2).
  • adv for the most part
Example sentences :
  • I am bound to him by ties stronger than usually bind the hearts of women.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Pericles was usually represented with a helmet, to cover the deformity in his skull.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • And I remember they were more than usually brilliant at that time.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • But Allister had not come in, although he was usually the first at a rendezvous.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • But, because he won't submit, he usually runs foul of other men.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • He was more than usually polite to the major: he was in the army, the goal of his aspiration!
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • When the cakes are baked, they usually reach the top of the pans.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Usually, 30 to 45 minutes after boiling has begun will be sufficient.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • After that there are usually two rivals, and she marries one of them—that's three.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Young women on the eve of a vacation were not usually so reasonable.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Synonyms for usually

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