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

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

Coaches can make interventions during a half, and allow for momentum shifts within games which may not ordinarily materialize. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 13 July 2026

Crosses were fired a little long; shots were off target; the ordinarily unbridled midfield was quiet. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 10 July 2026

Those restraints are ordinarily exempt from antitrust scrutiny because they were bargained by MLB and MLBPA. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026