Synonyms for oft
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : awft, oft |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɔft, ɒft |
Top 10 synonyms for oft
- again and again
- 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
- consistently
- decidedly
- eminently
- every now and then
- exceedingly
- generally
- habitually
- hugely
- in many instances
- in quick succession
- in the main
- intermittently
- mainly
- many a time
- many times
- more often than not
- most often
- mostly
- much
- naturally
- normally
- not infrequently
- not seldom
- notably
- now and again
- now and then
- occasionally
- oft
- often
- oftentimes
- ofttimes
- ordinarily
- over and over
- periodically
- recurrently
- regularly
- repeatedly
- spasmodically
- successively
- surpassingly
- thick and fast
- time after time
- time and again
- time and time again
- usually
- very
- very often
Définition of oft
Origin :- Old English oft "often, frequently," from Proto-Germanic *ofta- "frequently" (cf. Old Frisian ofta, Danish ofte, Old High German ofto, German oft, Old Norse opt, Gothic ufta "often"), of unknown origin. Archaic except in compounds (e.g. oft-told), and replaced by its derivative often.
- As in much : adv greatly, a lot
- As in repeatedly : adv over and over again
- As in habitually : adv usually
- As in frequently : adv commonly, repeatedly
- The happiest of us has been weary of her many a time and oft.
- Extract from : « The Hall of Fantasy (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- His oft quoted maxim was, "It is better to wear out than to rust out."
- Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
- And many a time and oft it do be coming and us not thinking of it.
- Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
- Many a time and oft he has let me go to St. Penfer when it was raining and blowing.
- Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
- "I've oft telt thee so," said Mattha, not fearing the character of a Job's comforter.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- Her mere beauty had oft been praised, and in terms that glowed like fire.
- Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini
- Then as now the oft quoted maxim stands that man is what he eats.
- Extract from : « Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome » by Apicius
- Thus it befell, as oft is said, that many are the Kings ears.
- Extract from : « The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) » by Snorri Sturluson
- When yet a child I oft have dried my tears when thou hast smil'd.
- Extract from : « Endymion » by John Keats
- I oft sat beside him in the Circus or at the games last year.
- Extract from : « "Unto Caesar" » by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Antonyms for oft
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