Antonyms for oftentimes


Grammar : Adv
Spell : aw-fuh n-tahymz, of-uh n-; awf-tuh n, of-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔ fənˌtaɪmz, ˈɒf ən-; ˈɔf tən, ˈɒf-


Definition of oftentimes

Origin :
  • extended form of often, attested from early 15c.
  • As in often : adv frequently
  • As in repeatedly : adv over and over again
  • As in frequently : adv commonly, repeatedly
Example sentences :
  • Then the little bird's song can oftentimes be a comfort to you.
  • Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri
  • Oftentimes it's so faint it's more like a feelin' than a smell.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • Which yet they do with so happy an impudence that oftentimes the civilians envy them that faculty.
  • Extract from : « The Praise of Folly » by Desiderius Erasmus
  • Oftentimes since have I wondered what was the tenour of her prayers that night.
  • Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
  • A traveller will oftentimes swing his hammock on a tree, and sleep in it all night.
  • Extract from : « Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad » by Various
  • You can tell at once what is in them, oftentimes to your sorrow.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 » by Various
  • Oftentimes, we know, the same cry has been heard in England--and alas!
  • Extract from : « Where Half The World Is Waking Up » by Clarence Poe
  • Yet by her meekness she had oftentimes controlled them both.
  • Extract from : « Olive » by Dinah Maria Craik, (AKA Dinah Maria Mulock)
  • Such had been oftentimes the case with her; but never so strong as now.
  • Extract from : « Olive » by Dinah Maria Craik, (AKA Dinah Maria Mulock)
  • But the lining is now no better (oftentimes worse) than the coat.
  • Extract from : « The English Spy » by Bernard Blackmantle

Synonyms for oftentimes

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