Synonyms for generally
ˈdʒɛn ər ə ligen·er·al·ly

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1. by and large, generally, more often than not, mostlyadverb

   usually; as a rule

   "by and large it doesn't rain much here"

   Synonyms:
   loosely, by and large, broadly speaking, more often than not, in general, in the main, broadly, for the most part, mostly, largely

   Antonyms:
   specifically

2. generally, in general, in the mainadverb

   without distinction of one from others

   "he is interested in snakes in general"

   Synonyms:
   primarily, loosely, by and large, broadly speaking, more often than not, in general, mainly, in the main, broadly, chiefly, principally, mostly

   Antonyms:
   specifically

3. broadly, loosely, broadly speaking, generallyadverb

   without regard to specific details or exceptions

   "he interprets the law broadly"

   Synonyms:
   mostly, loosely, slackly, broadly speaking, more often than not, in general, in the main, broadly, by and large

   Antonyms:
   specifically

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1. generallyadjective

   Synonyms:
   commonly, usually, in general, in the usual course of things, as the world goes

2. generallyadjective

   Synonyms:
   in the main, without particularizing, without details

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1. List of paraphrases for "generally":

   usually, typically, normally, overall, commonly, general, broadly, widely, universally, ordinarily, often, mostly, largely, traditionally

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1. Alison Franchi:

   Generally, just for the flowers to come into the country, they have to go through a process with the [U.S.] Department of Agriculture, maybe once in a while I’ll see a bug but it could have come in from outside. Nothing has ever been harmful, so I don’t think that justifies it.

2. Omar Aguilar:

   Generally, for the whole month, people have been concerned about global growth, China, and really, really concerned about oil.

3. Jonny Kim:

   Single cracks are usually not good. The crack, you know, in the crack, when I say crack, I mean when you are on the giving end of a rifle, you it's a much different sound than being on the receiving end of a rifle, that of a bullet that is supersonic makes a very distinctive crack. And when you hear that, and it's a single one, it generally is not good.

4. Jaime Katz:

   It would make sense to buy back shares at this point. Over the last year the shares have fallen significantly and generally you want to buy back when the shares are cheap.

5. Elias Boudinot:

   Good government generally begins in the family, and if the moral character of a people once degenerate, their political character must soon follow.