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Synonyms for mostly
ˈmoʊst limost·ly
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mostlyadverb
Synonyms:
by and large, more often than notmostlyadverb
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 largemostlyadverb
To the greatest extent; most.
Synonyms:
by and large, more often than not
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
mostly
Synonyms:
mainly, chiefly, in great measure, for the most part, for the greatest part
Princeton's WordNet
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, largelyby 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 Synonymes
mostlyadjective
Synonyms:
mainly, chiefly, for the most part, for the greatest part
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "mostly":
mainly, primarily, largely, predominantly, essentially, principally, especially, chiefly, particularly, most, often, generally, basically, usually
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#127 | most | |
#847 | usually | |
#866 | often | |
#1379 | especially | |
#1940 | particularly | |
#2006 | generally | |
#2913 | mostly | |
#3985 | primarily | |
#4284 | mainly | |
#5271 | basically | |
#5537 | largely | |
#6424 | essentially | |
#13980 | broadly | |
#15023 | predominantly | |
#18393 | principally | |
#18971 | loosely | |
#22734 | chiefly |
How to use mostly in a sentence?
Staying safe is mostly a game of offense not defense. Prevention vs. Reaction!
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.
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.
If you look at the food category, it was mostly pictures from Southeast Asia -- those countries have some of the most eye-catching cuisine.
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.
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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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