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Synonyms for commonly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : kom-uhn-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒm ən li



Définition of commonly

Origin :
  • c.1300, "in a way common to all," also "common to all;" also "usually," from common (adj.) + -ly (2).
  • adv usually
Example sentences :
  • We commonly make it the last, if we ever make it at all; but it is the first and the ruling one.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • The minute you touch on religion, as commonly understood, you reach the sectarian.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • Apples in some form or other are commonly served with goose.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Katy stood in what is commonly designated as a "brown study."
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • Prisoners, too, are commonly allowed to help themselves in a variety of ways.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The male of the human race is commonly known (to the female) as Mere Man.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • But this luxury must be very costly, and therefore not commonly enjoyed.'
  • Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
  • To ignore it, and it is too commonly ignored, is to falsify every issue.
  • Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
  • Humor and romance often go hand in hand, but humor is commonly fatal to romanticism.
  • Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry
  • We have chosen the lamb as being one of the animals most commonly reared in this manner.
  • Extract from : « Y Gododin » by Aneurin

Antonyms for commonly

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