FREQUENTLY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

frequently

adverb

ˈfrē-kwənt-lē

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as in often

many times our oddball uncle frequently lets himself into our house without knocking

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Recent Examples of frequently Aka men are frequently observed within arms reach of their infants and take a lead role in raising them. —

Darby Saxbe, The Conversation, 16 June 2026 Africa has the world’s highest road traffic fatality rate despite accounting for only about 3% of the global vehicle population, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, with buses and other public transport vehicles frequently involved in major crashes. —

ABC News, 16 June 2026 When this happens, visibilities frequently drop to one-quarter of a mile or less. —

Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026 Piping plovers have frequently nested at Montrose Beach since 2019. —

Todd Feurer, CBS News, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for frequently

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Fascinators — those bobbing bundles often of feathers, flowers and netting perched off-center of the wearer’s head — are banned here.

— Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
As a result, many working-class Korean and Latino immigrant households lived side by side and often confronted similar challenges, including substandard housing conditions, landlord abuses and underfunded public schools.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026