DEPENDABLY Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

dependably

adverb

Definition of dependably

as in usually

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Recent Examples of dependably If Rumari is about constant innovation and experimentation, Loloan Beach Bar & Grill is about dependably tasty food and drink backdropped by sparkling bodies of water. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026 During my testing, the Contour Touch responded dependably enough that gestures became a regular part of my editing workflow. — Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026 Pruning Hydrangeas Choosing the right time to prune your hydrangea for size and shape keeps the shrub healthy and flowering dependably every year. — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026 The rooms proved to be catnip for selfie-seekers and a financial boon to museums and galleries, which could dependably rely on them to draw throngs of visitors eager to line up for a chance at a few seconds alone in one of them. — News Desk, Artforum, 27 Aug. 2026 No sentence in corporate life sounds more like the beginning of an examination, and none more dependably marks the end of one. — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Marriage, in this reading, functions as the one social institution that still reliably closes the aspiration gap — a stable anchor for identity and status at a moment when career and credentials no longer deliver those things dependably. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 May 2026 The sweet potato fries can be limp at times, but the regular fries are dependably crisp and well-seasoned. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026 The San Francisco Film Festival is back this week with its dependably deep and provocative lineup, including the latest offering the East Bay’s own Boots Riley. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dependably

Adverb

Anyone who got infected with chickenpox as a child is at risk of later developing shingles, a painful, blistering rash that usually appears on one side of the body.

— Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
That’s how conspiracy theories usually start, with one real fact inside a larger unverified story.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of usually

Adverb

Court records show that Jang reported McKinsey to police in 2023, accusing him of shoving one of their children and using rough physical discipline with them generally.

— TERRY CHEA, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
Her existence within pop spaces has come with a bit of inherent tension, as generally left-leaning pop fans have long viewed her potential political affiliations with skepticism.

— Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of generally

Adverb

Haskins regularly performed music, and participated in two USO tours for troops in Kosovo, Macedonia, and Bosnia in 2000, and again in 2002 in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Oman, and Kyrgyzstan.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026
But when drought struck Oklahoma and surrounding states, as drought regularly did, the topsoil dried out and blew away.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of regularly

Adverb

The swells generated by the hurricanes don’t appear to be tracking at an angle that ordinarily would have a significant impact on Southern California beaches, said Sam Zuber, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in San Diego.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Interest-rate increases ordinarily support a country's currency, push up its bond yields, and put pressure on its stock market.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of ordinarily

Adverb

These behaviors were rarely seen in the absence of cocaine, illustrating how a normally varied set of actions can become restricted to a persistent behavioral pattern, according to a press release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
That year, the government released its emergency rice reserves for the first time since the reserve system was created in 1995, something that was normally kept for natural disasters.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of normally

Adverb

Reports also describe people in prisons and jails around the country being routinely beaten, among other abuse.

— Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Dwyer generated multiple chunk plays on vertical routes and routinely won his matchup against UCF’s secondary.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of routinely

Adverb

Editors should stay vigilant about their reporters’ sourcing and be wary if the same sources are used too habitually.

— Mike Semel, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Suddenly, many people who had not habitually drunk milk were consuming it regularly, including not only some Americans but also people overseas.

— Hilary Smith, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

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