Thesaurus:mostly

Thesaurus:mostly

THESAURUS

mostly

English

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    [WS]

• in the main

• largely

• mainly

• mostly

• on the whole

• overall

• predominantly

• primarily

• principally

Antonyms

• almost    [WS]

• slightly    [WS]

Hyponyms

• usually    [WS]

Hypernyms

• generally    [WS]

• partially    [WS]

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.