more often than not
Generally the case
More often than not means usually or in the majority of cases—something happens more than half the time, though not always: More often than not, she's the last one to leave the office.
The phrase acknowledges exceptions while asserting a general pattern.
- usuallyMost of the time
- typicallyIn the usual manner
- commonlyWith frequent occurrence
- generallyIn most instances
- regularlyAt fixed intervals
by and large · mostly · for the most part · predominantly · as a rule · frequently · time and again · on the whole · likelihood · in all likelihood · ordinarily · most of the time · mainly · principally · almost always · largely · habitually · chiefly
frequency/probability
more often than notrarely
Not often occurring
seldom · infrequently · hardly ever · uncommonly · almost never