MOSTLY Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

mostly

adverb

ˈmōst-lē

Definition of mostly next

as in mainly

for the most part the weather this month has been mostly mild

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Recent Examples of mostly After several lackluster performances over the past year, the team is under significant pressure to perform at this summer’s tournament, which is mostly being held in the United States along with Canada and Mexico. —

Michael Dominski, New York Times, 25 May 2026 Social Security benefits – paid mostly to recipients who are older or retired – are typically scheduled to go out on Wednesdays. —

Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 25 May 2026 As for the benefits of making the right one, Leo mostly leaves them to the reader’s imagination. —

Francis X. Rocca, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026 In June Lake, California, near the entrance of Yosemite National Park, Connie Lear manages rental reservations for 42 units, mostly condos and private homes. —

Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 24 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for mostly

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How private money helps bankroll the LAPD Like other big-city police forces, the LAPD has long turned to wealthy boosters to supplement its multibillion-dollar annual budget, which mainly goes toward salaries and other payroll costs.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Regional identity is important in Georgia — though he was mainly raised in the country’s capital, Tbilisi, Kvaratskhelia’s family are Mingrelian, an ethnic group from the country’s west.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 May 2026