Synonyms for mostly
ˈmoʊst limost·ly

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1. mostlyadverb

   Synonyms:
   by and large, more often than not

2. mostlyadverb

   Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.

   They're mostly good people, although they have made a few mistakes.

   Synonyms:
   more often than not, by and large

3. mostlyadverb

   To the greatest extent; most.

   Synonyms:
   by and large, more often than not

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1. mostly

   Synonyms:
   mainly, chiefly, in great measure, for the most part, for the greatest part

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1. largely, mostly, for the most partadverb

   in large part; mainly or chiefly

   "These accounts are largely inactive"

   Synonyms:
   by and large, for the most part, more often than not, generally, largely

2. 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, generally, in general, in the main, broadly, for the most part, largely

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1. mostlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   mainly, chiefly, for the most part, for the greatest part

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1. List of paraphrases for "mostly":

   mainly, primarily, largely, predominantly, essentially, principally, especially, chiefly, particularly, most, often, generally, basically, usually

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1. Another Yemeni official:

   There are contacts and initiatives for a ceasefire, mostly presented by leaders in the former president's party, but any initiative will not be accepted unless the Houthis and Saleh announced their commitment to implement the U.N. Security Council Resolution, particularly the immediate stop to attacks on Aden and the withdrawal from it.

2. Celine Gounder:

   We've been mostly focused on monoclonal antibodies and to some degree, remdesivir and some of the other immunomodulators, but we really need to be thinking about other antivirals, here I am speaking as a member of Infectious Diseases Society of America -- the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Infectious Diseases Society of America still does not recommend the use of monoclonal antibodies, despite emergency use authorization being granted by the FDA.

3. Danielle Lindemann:

   The fact that, historically, the show has mostly featured White, conventionally hot, middle class, heterosexual people linking up with other people who are' like them' in those respect reflects broader dating trends but also broader inequalities in the United States.

4. Masahiro Ichikawa:

   The market has mostly priced in the possibility of the Fed not hiking interest rates next week and focus is now on Fed Chair (Janet) Yellen's policy views.

5. American Enterprise Institute.Jason Furman:

   I think to a first approximation the forward looking proposals would have very little impact on inflation because they're spread out over time and give the Fed a lot of time to react and are mostly paid for.