All rarely antonyms
rare·ly
R r adv rarely
- generally — usually; commonly; ordinarily: He generally comes home at noon.
- by and large — You use by and large to indicate that a statement is mostly but not completely true.
- more often than not — usually
- broadly — You can use broadly to indicate that something is generally true.
- mostly — for the most part; in the main: The work is mostly done.
- frequently — often; many times; at short intervals.
- in the main — chief in size, extent, or importance; principal; leading: the company's main office; the main features of a plan.
- all in all — You use all in all to introduce a summary or general statement.
- hugely — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
- commonly — usually; ordinarily
- in-deed — in fact; in reality; in truth; truly (used for emphasis, to confirm and amplify a previous statement, to indicate a concession or admission, or, interrogatively, to obtain confirmation): Indeed, it did rain as hard as predicted. Did you indeed finish the work?
- much — great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
- conventionally — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
- customarily — according to custom; usually
- a lot — lot (def 14).
- as a matter of course — If you do something as a matter of course, you do it as part of your normal work or way of life.
- as a rule — If you say that something happens as a rule, you mean that it usually happens.
- for the most part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- as usual — You use as usual to indicate that you are describing something that normally happens or that is normally the case.
- in general — of or relating to all persons or things belonging to a group or category: a general meeting of the employees.
adverb rarely
- normally — in a normal or regular way: The wound is healing normally.
- ordinarily — most of the time; generally; usually: Ordinarily he wakes at seven.
- wontedly — Usually, customarily, or habitually.
- oft — often.
- often — many times; frequently: He visits his parents as often as he can.
- oftentimes — often.
- ofttimes — often.