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

Roughly 71% of Jewish voters supported Kamala Harris in 2024 — even as rising affluence would ordinarily predict a drift rightward. — Rory Lancman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026

Hotels would ordinarily capture much of the income generated by scarce lodging. — Tim Komarek, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026

Eastbound ordinarily performs indoors at the Milford Arts Center. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Even after being added to the prestigious Nasdaq 100 and Russell 1000 stock indexes, which ordinarily would have sparked buying, the stock has fallen every single day, except for one, since then. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 16 July 2026