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more often than not

ADVERB
commonly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
frequently generally ordinarily regularly
WEAK
as a rule by ordinary
Antonyms
STRONGEST
infrequently rarely seldom
WEAK
uncommonly unusually
ADVERB
habitually
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commonly customarily
WEAK
as a rule as is the custom as is usual as usual by and large consistently frequently generally in the main mainly most often mostly naturally normally now and again now and then occasionally oft
ADVERB
routinely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commonly consistently customarily frequently generally habitually normally occasionally often ordinarily regularly sometimes typically
WEAK
as a rule as is the custom as is usual as usual by and large in the main mainly most often mostly naturally now and again now and then on the whole once and again per usual
Antonyms
STRONGEST
infrequently never rarely seldom sometimes uncommonly
ADVERB
typically
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commonly consistently customarily frequently generally mostly naturally normally occasionally often ordinarily regularly routinely sometimes
WEAK
as a rule as is the custom as is usual as usual by and large habitually in the main mainly most often now and again now and then on the whole once and again per usual
Antonyms
STRONGEST
infrequently never rarely seldom sometimes uncommonly
ADVERB
usually
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commonly consistently customarily frequently generally mostly normally occasionally ordinarily regularly routinely sometimes
WEAK
as a rule as is the custom as is usual as usual by and large habitually in the main mainly most often now and again now and then on the whole once and again
Antonyms
STRONGEST
infrequently never rarely seldom sometimes uncommonly
WEAK
exceptionally unusually

Example Sentences

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Dinner, more often than not, begins and ends with it.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

Companies beat earnings estimates more often than not, but the current pace is particularly impressive.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

It didn’t save gas and more often than not it triggered panic buying, like the 12-cent top-off.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

But more often than not, the Rams are perfectly content to ignore the first round.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

But if they had drought conditions more often than not now, didn’t that make droughts the new normal?

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz