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Synonyms for generally
ˈdʒɛn ər ə ligen·er·al·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
by and large, generally, more often than not, mostlyadverb
usually; as a rule
"by and large it doesn't rain much here"
Synonyms:
loosely, by and large, broadly speaking, more often than not, in general, in the main, broadly, for the most part, mostly, largelyAntonyms:
specificallygenerally, in general, in the mainadverb
without distinction of one from others
"he is interested in snakes in general"
Synonyms:
primarily, loosely, by and large, broadly speaking, more often than not, in general, mainly, in the main, broadly, chiefly, principally, mostlyAntonyms:
specificallybroadly, loosely, broadly speaking, generallyadverb
without regard to specific details or exceptions
"he interprets the law broadly"
Synonyms:
mostly, loosely, slackly, broadly speaking, more often than not, in general, in the main, broadly, by and largeAntonyms:
specifically
Dictionary of English Synonymes
generallyadjective
Synonyms:
commonly, usually, in general, in the usual course of things, as the world goesgenerallyadjective
Synonyms:
in the main, without particularizing, without details
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "generally":
usually, typically, normally, overall, commonly, general, broadly, widely, universally, ordinarily, often, mostly, largely, traditionally
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#191 | general | |
#847 | usually | |
#866 | often | |
#1025 | overall | |
#2006 | generally | |
#2913 | mostly | |
#3704 | normally | |
#3874 | typically | |
#3985 | primarily | |
#4284 | mainly | |
#5015 | widely | |
#5523 | commonly | |
#5537 | largely | |
#10523 | traditionally | |
#13980 | broadly | |
#18393 | principally | |
#18971 | loosely | |
#20708 | universally | |
#21785 | ordinarily | |
#22734 | chiefly |
How to use generally in a sentence?
Yes, well you know, you say things. I mean, we’re all men of our age and I think to some extent yeah, I think it probably is putting it to bed, i think, yeah, just generally for me, I don’t know if I want to go out on the road anymore.
Generally, narrower mandates are probably going to be stronger, legally, than broader mandates, and lesser punishments are going to hold better than more draconian or extreme punishments.
People are generally anxious when they're out and about and are electing to lay low now because it seems that the ICE agents are using their discretion in a much greater capacity now than ever before.
Generally I would say that the recent reaction from clients is similar to other periods of market stress, most people are sticking to their plan and some have looked to use cash sitting on the sidelines to buy the dip.
Giving hearts enjoy eternal happiness, self content and independent hearts are generally happy, but, those who always expect from others are mostly unhappy creatures.
Translations for generally
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- عمومًاArabic
- generalmentCatalan, Valencian
- üblicherweise, hauptsächlich, allgemein, überhaupt, gewöhnlich, im Allgemeinen, generellGerman
- συνήθως, γενικάGreek
- ĝeneraleEsperanto
- generalmente, por lo generalSpanish
- yleensä, yleisesti, tavallisestiFinnish
- en général, généralementFrench
- de ghnáthIrish
- san fharsaingeachdScottish Gaelic
- xeralmenteGalician
- ընդհանրապես, սովորաբարArmenian
- di solito, in generale, a grandi linee, generalmente, in genereItalian
- בדרך כללHebrew
- 一般にJapanese
- ferē, fermēLatin
- ġeneralmentMaltese
- in het algemeenDutch
- zazwyczaj, ogólnie, powszechnie, z reguły, zwyklePolish
- em geral, geralmente, de modo geralPortuguese
- обычно, вообще, как правило, широко, по большому счётуRussian
- opće, općenito, običnoSerbo-Croatian
- genellikleTurkish
- nói chung làVietnamese
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