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mostly

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of mostly

for the most part

the weather this month has been mostly mild

Synonyms of mostly

altogether, basically, by and large, chiefly, generally, largely, mainly, overall, predominantly, primarily, principally, substantially

Words Related to mostly

about, more or less, most, much, near, nearly, next to, nigh, practically, some, virtually, well-nigh

approximately, broadly, plus or minus, roughly

commonly, frequently, generally, normally, ordinarily, typically, usually

incompletely, partially, partly, rather, somewhat

Phrases Synonymous with mostly

in general, on the whole

Near Antonyms of mostly

completely, entirely, fully, perfectly, thoroughly, totally, wholly

barely, hardly, just, marginally, minimally, scarcely

absolutely, categorically, unqualifiedly

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