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Synonyms for mostly
ˈmoʊst limost·ly

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Wiktionary1.0 / 1 vote

  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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. mostly

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

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. mostlyadjective

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

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#127most
#847usually
#866often
#1379especially
#1940particularly
#2006generally
#2913mostly
#3985primarily
#4284mainly
#5271basically
#5537largely
#6424essentially
#13980broadly
#15023predominantly
#18393principally
#18971loosely
#22734chiefly

How to use mostly in a sentence?

  1. Brendan Malone:

    She was praying the whole time for her safety. She was mostly concerned about breaking her arms and legs.

  2. Harold Feld:

    Granted everyone would like to see signs one way or the other, but I think that this is mostly the chairman putting up a Washington poker face, Chairman Wheeler has learned that on net neutrality he has to tow a very careful line and all of his statements are very carefully neutral.

  3. Anne Meyer:

    Mostly people honk or give a thumbs up, our fear is that we don't want people to get in the way. We aren't trying to make it a celebrity status, because Plowy McPlowface has a job to do, and we want to make sure they can get the job done.

  4. Christina Reynolds:

    We think that women understand their rights are under fire and that there is a dire need to ensure that the right policymakers are making the decisions, what we've seen is a bunch of mostly male Republicans making really bad decisions on behalf of the women in this country.

  5. Amy Seidenwurm:

    We’re taking it all around the city, mostly to people that we think don’t come here, whether they’re not interested in classical music, because they haven’t had a chance to check it out, or they don’t have the financial means or transportation to get downtown, the idea is just bringing the concert hall to LA.


Translations for mostly

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  • найболейBelarusian
  • обикновено, главно, в повечето случаи, в по-голямата си частBulgarian
  • většinou, vesměs, převážněCzech
  • meistensGerman
  • plimulteEsperanto
  • principalmenteSpanish
  • enimmäkseen, lähinnäFinnish
  • mestFaroese
  • surtoutFrench
  • अधिकतरHindi
  • հիմնականումArmenian
  • per lo più, soprattuttoItalian
  • overwegend, meestalDutch
  • główniePolish
  • principalmente, normalmente, sobretudoPortuguese
  • mai cu seamă, în special, mai alesRomanian
  • чаще всего, в основном, по большей части, главным образомRussian
  • углавном, uglavnom, превасходно, prevashodnoSerbo-Croatian
  • predovšetkýmSlovak
  • predvsém, v glávnemSlovene
  • здебільшого, переважно, головним чином, звичайноUkrainian
  • mödadiloVolapük

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