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Synonyms for mostly
ˈmoʊst limost·ly

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Wiktionary1.0 / 1 vote

  1. mostlyadverb

    Synonyms:
    by and large, more often than not

  2. mostlyadverb

    Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.

    They're mostly good people, although they have made a few mistakes.

    Synonyms:
    more often than not, by and large

  3. mostlyadverb

    To the greatest extent; most.

    Synonyms:
    by and large, more often than not

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. mostly

    Synonyms:
    mainly, chiefly, in great measure, for the most part, for the greatest part

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. largely, mostly, for the most partadverb

    in large part; mainly or chiefly

    "These accounts are largely inactive"

    Synonyms:
    by and large, for the most part, more often than not, generally, largely

  2. 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, generally, in general, in the main, broadly, for the most part, largely

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. mostlyadjective

    Synonyms:
    mainly, chiefly, for the most part, for the greatest part

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#127most
#847usually
#866often
#1379especially
#1940particularly
#2006generally
#2913mostly
#3985primarily
#4284mainly
#5271basically
#5537largely
#6424essentially
#13980broadly
#15023predominantly
#18393principally
#18971loosely
#22734chiefly

How to use mostly in a sentence?

  1. Jay Abiona:

    Staying safe is mostly a game of offense not defense. Prevention vs. Reaction!

  2. Abe Vigoda:

    I found him to be a quiet man. He kept mostly to himself, he was a great star. This was my first big thing: I felt lucky and grateful I was with these people.

  3. Meng Fanqiu:

    We are mainly looking at Europe because the U.S. market is open, so anyone can use their facilities, we are also looking at Australia, mostly airport refueling facilities and at diesel demand in the mining sector.

  4. Daniel Boardman:

    If you look at the food category, it was mostly pictures from Southeast Asia -- those countries have some of the most eye-catching cuisine.

  5. Susan Campbell:

    It mostly starts with social media influencers taking up a cause. If Im angry at, say, American Airlines, I, a savvy user of social media with shockingly few followers/friends on Twitter/Instagram/TikTok/Facebook will find someone more established who can spread the word, and then I will sit back and hope it takes off.


Translations for mostly

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  • найболейBelarusian
  • обикновено, главно, в повечето случаи, в по-голямата си частBulgarian
  • většinou, vesměs, převážněCzech
  • meistensGerman
  • plimulteEsperanto
  • principalmenteSpanish
  • enimmäkseen, lähinnäFinnish
  • mestFaroese
  • surtoutFrench
  • अधिकतरHindi
  • հիմնականումArmenian
  • per lo più, soprattuttoItalian
  • overwegend, meestalDutch
  • główniePolish
  • principalmente, normalmente, sobretudoPortuguese
  • mai cu seamă, în special, mai alesRomanian
  • чаще всего, в основном, по большей части, главным образомRussian
  • углавном, uglavnom, превасходно, prevashodnoSerbo-Croatian
  • predovšetkýmSlovak
  • predvsém, v glávnemSlovene
  • здебільшого, переважно, головним чином, звичайноUkrainian
  • mödadiloVolapük

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