Thesaurus:mostly

Thesaurus

mostly

English

Adverb

Sense: for the greater part

Synonyms

• all in all
• all things considered (idiomatic)
• altogether
• as a rule (idiomatic)
• basically
• by and large
• chiefly
• feckly (Scottish)
• for the most part (idiomatic)
• generally    [⇒ thesaurus]
• in the main
• largely
• mainly
• mostly
• on the whole
• overall
• predominantly
• pretty well
• primarily
• principally

Antonyms

• almost    [⇒ thesaurus]
• slightly    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• usually    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• generally    [⇒ thesaurus]
• partially    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

Related concepts

• degree    [⇒ thesaurus]
• extent    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:very (to a great extent, without qualification)
• Thesaurus:fundamentally
• Thesaurus:intrinsically
• Thesaurus:normally (in a normal manner)

Further reading

• “31. greatness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “mostly” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.