Synonyms of ordinarily

ordinarily

adverb

ˌȯr-də-ˈner-ə-lē 

as in usually

according to the usual course of things

ordinarily, I get off work at five, but this week I'm working late to meet a project deadline

Synonyms & Similar Words

• usually
• normally
• typically
• commonly
• generally
• as a rule
• of course
• naturally
• on the whole
• customarily
• needless to say
• routinely
• regularly
• habitually
• natch
• traditionally
• conventionally
• familiarly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unusually
• extraordinarily
• abnormally
• uncommonly
• peculiarly
• strangely
• oddly
• irregularly
• atypically
• weirdly
• untypically
• radically
• anomalously
• queerly
• funnily

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ordinarily

In this state, the liver converts fats into ketones, which the brain uses as an alternate fuel source to the glucose that would ordinarily come from the breakdown of carbs. —New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2025

What is unusual is the attentiveness to what would ordinarily be background information. —Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025

The stakes in play will inevitably help convince the participating clubs to field their strongest teams this summer but the disquiet from players persists ahead of a summer that would ordinarily have been vacant for high-profile events. —Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025

As speaker, Johnson's opposition would ordinarily keep the plan from ever receiving a floor vote. —Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2025