ordinarily
In normal circumstances
Ordinarily means under normal circumstances or in the usual course of things: Ordinarily I'd say yes, but I'm swamped this week.
It sets up an expectation that may be contradicted: Ordinarily reserved, she surprised everyone with her toast.
The word implies a baseline from which exceptions depart.
Most of the time
- normallyIn the usual manner
- generallyIn most instances
- commonlyWith frequent occurrence
- regularlyAt fixed intervals
customarily · habitually · conventionally · routinely · standardly · traditionally · as a rule · in general
In obvious fashion
- simplyIn plain terms
- modestlyIn humble manner
- mundanelyIn commonplace manner
- prosaicallyIn an unexciting manner
averagely · mediocrely · indifferently · commonly · unpretentiously · humbly · unassumingly · inconspicuously
In an expected manner
- naturallywithout artificial help
- of courseExpression of obvious agreement
- unsurprisinglyAs was foreseen
- inevitablySure to happen
as expected · foreseeably · presumably · assumedly · understandably · logically · reasonably · projected
usually
Most of the time
regularly · customarily · habitually · conventionally · routinely · standardly · traditionally · as a rule · in general · for the most part
plainly
In obvious fashion
prosaically · averagely · mediocrely · indifferently · commonly · unpretentiously · humbly · unassumingly · inconspicuously
predictably
In an expected manner
- naturallywithout artificial help
- of courseExpression of obvious agreement
- unsurprisinglyAs was foreseen
inevitably · as expected · foreseeably · presumably · assumedly · understandably · logically · reasonably · projected
ordinarilyrarely
Not often occurring
seldom · infrequently · sometimes · occasionally · hardly ever
ordinarilyextraordinarily
To a remarkable degree
unusually · exceptionally · atypically · abnormally · uncommonly
ordinarilyremarkably
To an unusual degree
surprisingly · astonishingly · notably · strikingly · radically