All oft synonyms
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O o adverb oft
- commonly β usually; ordinarily
- repeatedly β done, made, or said again and again: repeated attempts.
- again and again β You can use again and again or time and again to emphasize that something happens many times.
- generally β usually; commonly; ordinarily: He generally comes home at noon.
- intermittently β stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.
- often β many times; frequently: He visits his parents as often as he can.
- periodically β recurring at intervals of time: periodic revivals of an interest in handicrafts.
- regularly β at regular times or intervals.
- usually β habitual or customary: her usual skill.
- oftentimes β often.
- ofttimes β often.
- as a rule β If you say that something happens as a rule, you mean that it usually happens.
- at times β You use at times to say that something happens or is true on some occasions or at some moments.
- customarily β according to custom; usually
- habitually β of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit: habitual courtesy.
- much β great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
- ordinarily β most of the time; generally; usually: Ordinarily he wakes at seven.
- over and over β above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- recurrently β that recurs; occurring or appearing again, especially repeatedly or periodically.
- spasmodically β given to or characterized by bursts of excitement.
- successively β following in order or in uninterrupted sequence; consecutive: three successive days.
- thick and fast β If things happen thick and fast, they happen very quickly and in large numbers.
- a lot β lot (def 14).
- greatly β in or to a great degree; much: greatly improved in health.
- considerably β to a noteworthy or marked extent; much; noticeably; substantially; amply.
- exceptionally β To a greater degree than normal; unusually.
- extremely β To a very great degree ; very.
- frequently β often; many times; at short intervals.
- highly β in or to a high degree; extremely: highly amusing; highly seasoned food.
- indeed β in fact; in reality; in truth; truly (used for emphasis, to confirm and amplify a previous statement, to indicate a concession or admission, or, interrogatively, to obtain confirmation): Indeed, it did rain as hard as predicted. Did you indeed finish the work?
- very β in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly: A giant is very tall.
- decidedly β Decidedly means to a great extent and in a way that is very obvious.
- eminently β To a notable degree ; very.
- exceedingly β Extremely.
- hugely β extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
- notably β worthy of note or notice; noteworthy: a notable success; a notable theory.
- surpassingly β of a large amount or high degree; exceeding, excelling, or extraordinary: structures of surpassing magnificence.
- again β You use again to indicate that something happens a second time, or after it has already happened before.
- time after time β the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- as usual β You use as usual to indicate that you are describing something that normally happens or that is normally the case.
- by and large β You use by and large to indicate that a statement is mostly but not completely true.
- consistently β agreeing or accordant; compatible; not self-contradictory: His views and actions are consistent.
- in the main β chief in size, extent, or importance; principal; leading: the company's main office; the main features of a plan.
- mainly β chiefly; principally; for the most part; in the main; to the greatest extent: Our success was due mainly to your efforts. The audience consisted mainly of students.
- more often than not β usually
- mostly β for the most part; in the main: The work is mostly done.
- naturally β in a natural or normal manner.
- normally β in a normal or regular way: The wound is healing normally.
- now and again β at the present time or moment: You are now using a dictionary.
- occasionally β at times; from time to time; now and then.