NORMALLY Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

normally

adverb

as in usually

according to the usual course of things normally I go to my health club after work, but today I'm giving myself a break

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Recent Examples of normally After about a year, the trees normally have sent out adequate roots to exist with seasonal rainfall or watering of nearby lawns and shrubs. —

Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026 The ten-course meal costs a hundred and forty dollars per person, which is not exactly sofa-cushion change but does feel reasonable given that such high-flying pastry is normally available only at the end of ultra-ritzy meals of considerably higher expense. —

Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 10 May 2026 Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle. —

Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2026 The magnitude of the smaller shocks, which normally start about an order of magnitude below the main earthquake, tends to fall off over a period of time, from weeks to even decades. —

Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026 People typically get hantavirus from contact with rodents like rats and mice—normally when exposed to their urine, droppings and saliva, or sometimes through a bite or scratch—but officials say no rodents have been found on the MV Hondius ship. —

Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026 However, converting it into these chemicals is normally very expensive and energy-intensive. —

Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026 Overall, that would mean a potential eight-seat advantage for the GOP ahead of a midterm election, when the president's party normally loses seats. —

ABC News, 9 May 2026 Overall, that would mean a potential eight-seat advantage for the GOP ahead of a midterm election, when the president’s party normally loses seats. —

Geoff Mulvihill, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026

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The courts in the past have held — and usually not framed in terms of DEI policies; this was prior to that term gaining currency — but courts have been skeptical about giving the FCC authority over Equal Employment Opportunity policies as a basis for license decisions.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2026
The broad, strappy leaves of tulips have a waxy coating that gives them a blue-green color, with usually two to six leaves per plant.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 28 Apr. 2026