Synonyms of often

often

adverb

ˈȯf-tən 

as in frequently

many times

I seem to stumble often when I try to walk in high heels

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frequently
• constantly
• repeatedly
• always
• continually
• oftentimes
• regularly
• oft
• usually
• consistently
• time and again
• much
• time after time
• hourly
• again and again
• again
• over and over
• commonly
• continuously
• routinely
• a lot
• generally
• ordinarily
• periodically
• habitually
• perpetually
• unceasingly
• uninterruptedly
• intermittently
• night and day
• anew
• continuingly
• afresh
• recurrently

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rarely
• seldom
• sometimes
• infrequently
• little
• occasionally
• now
• never
• now and then
• once
• sporadically
• ne'er

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of often

But doctors say this visible eruption, which frequently forms a stripe on one side of the torso and can last three to five weeks after symptoms start, often is just the tip of the iceberg. —Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 7 May 2026

But the highest-value signal often sits beneath the volume of daily coverage — in the aggregate weight of what hundreds of leaders say across hundreds of sessions, visible only when the full record is analyzed as a whole. —Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 7 May 2026

Guests start the morning with sunrise qi gong sessions, a practice similar to tai chi, often held outdoors among local wildlife like wallabies. —Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026

People often bring up painful things that happened 50 or 500 years ago. —IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026

Phrases Containing often

• every so often