Synonyms for Often:

adj.
• daily
- circadian
- day-to-day
- diurnal
- from day to day
- once a day
- once daily
• frequent
- common
- frequent
- habitual
- many
- prevalent
- recurrent
- repeated
- usual
adv.
• frequently
- at regular intervals
- at short intervals
- by ordinary
- spasmodically
- successively
- thick and fast
- very often
• mostly
- almost entirely
- for the most part
- on the whole
- predominantly
- largely
• while
- During
- all along
- always
- for now
- for the time being
- in the course of
- in the meantime
- meantime
- meanwhile
- throughout
- till
- up to
- up until
- yet
• all
- often
Other synonyms:

•

regularly

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• Other relevant words (noun):

frequency

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Reverse Entailment
- Noun, plural
  oftentimes.
Independent
- Adjective
  likely, many.
- Noun, plural
  intervals, instances.
- Adverb
  almost, consistently, constantly, customarily, easily, even, extensively, generally, habitually, increasingly, infrequently, invariably, largely, likely, mainly, many, normally, occasionally, ordinarily, periodically, predominantly, quite, rarely, regularly, repeatedly, routinely, seldom, significantly, sometimes, traditionally, typically, uncommonly, usually, very, widely.
- Verb, past tense
  focused, reported, used, Happened, Tended.
- Verb, 3rd person singular present
  tends, occurs, happens, involves.
Other Related
- Adjective
  frequent.
- Proper noun, singular
  oftentimes.
- Adverb
  frequent.
- Verb, 3rd person singular present
  oftentimes.

What are the hypernyms for Often?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Other hypernyms:
commonly, continually, frequently, perpetually, recurrently, regularly, repeatedly, usually.

What are the opposite words for often?

Often is an adverb that means something happens frequently or repeatedly. Its antonyms, words that express the opposite meaning, include infrequently, seldom, rarely, and occasionally. Infrequently suggests a lack of regularity or consistency, while seldom conveys that something happens very rarely or hardly ever. Rarely refers to something that happens very infrequently, and occasionally means that something happens from time to time but is not frequent. Other antonyms for often include sporadically, once in a blue moon, and irregularly. When you want to convey a sense of something occurring with less frequency, these antonyms can help you describe it more accurately.

What are the antonyms for Often?

adj.
• infrequent
- few
- few and far between
- few far between
- in frequent
- in-frequent
- more seldom
- more semioccasional
- most seldom
- most semioccasional
- occasional
- semi occasional
- semi-occasional
- semioccasional
- un common
- un commoner
- un commonest
- un usual
- un-common
- un-commoner
- un-usual
• not happening regularly
- infrequent
adv.
• frequently
- infrequently
- rarely
- seldom
• noun
- little
- now
- once
- sporadically
• seldom
- Semioccasionally
- Unoften
- a few times
- every now then
- from time time
- hardly ever
- in a few cases
- in few cases
- in habitually
- in-habitually
- inhabitually
- not often
- not very often
- once a blue moon
- once a while
- once blue moon
- once in a blue moon
- once in blue moon
- once in while
- once while
- scarcely ever
- semi occasionally
- semi-occasionally
- un commonly
- un often
- un usually
- un-commonly
- un-often
- un-usually
- whimsically

Usage examples for Often

You and Mrs. Maule often see people when Mr. Maule isn't well!

"Jane Oglander"

Marie Belloc Lowndes

You're just like my big brother-the same as Richard is-and he often used to kiss me.

"The Eye of Dread"

Payne Erskine

Then I shall come very often.

"The Eye of Dread"

Payne Erskine

Famous quotes with Often

Our culture runs on coffee and gasoline, the first often tasting like the second.

Edward Abbey
My best work is often almost unconscious and occurs ahead of my ability to understand it.

Sam Abell
So often is the virgin sheet of paper more real than what one has to say, and so often one regrets having marred it.

Harold Acton
Appreciate the power of rumor, often malicious, no matter how preposterous, within the local populations you are seeking to help.

Alvin Adams
Unfortunately, the attitude of many towards the press, humanitarians included and especially government workers, is often one of suspicion, if not outright fear.

Alvin Adams

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Synonyms for Often:

adj.

adv.

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