Synonyms of usually

usually

adverb

ˈyü-zhə-wə-lē 

as in normally

according to the usual course of things

we usually go out to eat on Fridays

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of usually

In the largest police department in the country, these surveillance systems were paid for and adopted without the kind of public oversight cities usually require. — Amanda Aronczyk, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026

Quantum theory is usually used to predict the probabilities of measurement but never specific outcomes. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Damon said the wreck is fully submerged and usually difficult to see. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Almost everything—the face is usually the focal point of a portrait. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026