A motel is like a hotel only much smaller and is used mostly by people traveling by automobile.
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Mostly
/ˈməʊstli/
Synonyms for "mostly" (129 found)
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Closest matches (26)
Adverb(1 words)
a fortioriabove allall in allall the moreall things consideredalmost entirelyaltogetherapproximatelyas a ruleas a wholeas an approximationas per usualas things goas usualat largebroadlybroadly speakingby and large
Adverb(7 words)
Strong matches (39)
chieflycommonlycustomarilydominantlyeffectuallyespeciallyessentiallyevenever sofirst of allfor all practical purposesgenerallygenerally speakinghabituallyin chiefin generalin the long runin the mainindeedlargely
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mainlymore than ever
Determiner(2 words)
mostmost animal tissue
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Adverb(2 words)
most common humanityprimarily
Noun(14 words)
most community-servicemost conserved regionmost data copyingmost fall engagement dipmost massive galaxymost of themost of the timemost partmost portuguese classmost spanish language artsmost state-levelmost three-digitnearly allswedish mest
Determiner(10 words)
most copyingmost first-languagemost lab datamost math worksheetsmost mayan traditionsmost non greek lettermost school communitymost seedling thinningmost state government electionsmost state-government reform
most oftennaturallynearlynever sono endnormallynormativelyon balanceon the wholeordinarilyoverallpartparticularlypeculiarlypredominantlyprescriptivelyprevailinglyprimarilyprincipallyregularly
Adverb(6 words)
Adjective(1 words)
overall trend
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6 entriesmostly classworkmostly energymostly finishedmostly homeworkmostly sciencemostly water
Sample sentences
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The pain has mostly gone away.
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The movie was cast mostly with Americans.
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This substance is mostly composed of hydrogen and oxygen.
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