Meanings
comparative more typically · superlative most typically
- In a typical or common manner.
1 more example
An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic[…]real kidneys[…]. But they are nothing like as efficient, and can cause bleeding, clotting and infection—not to mention inconvenience for patients, who typically need to be hooked up to one three times a week for hours at a time.
2013 June 1, “A better waterworks”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, archived from the original on 25 Jul 2020, page 5 (Technology Quarterly) - In an expected or customary manner.
The car, typically, refused to start.
1 more example
And Netherlands, backed by a typically noisy and colourful travelling support, started the second period in blistering fashion and could have had four goals within 10 minutes.
2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 06 May 2021Synonyms: ordinarily
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn an expected or customary manner.
in a typical manner
antonym(s) of “all”
More synonyms by meaning
adverbin a typical manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishtypical
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishtypically
Translations
Catalan típicament
- típicamentin a typical manner
Finnish tyypillisesti, tyypillisesti
- tyypillisestiin an expected or customary manner
- tyypillisestiin a typical manner
- yleensäin a typical manner
French habituellement, ordinairement
- habituellementin an expected or customary manner
- ordinairementin an expected or customary manner
- typiquementin a typical manner
German typischerweise
- typischerweisein a typical manner
Greek συνήθως, τυπικά
- συνήθως (syníthos)in an expected or customary manner
- τυπικά (typiká)in a typical manner
- τυπικώς (typikós)in a typical manner
Hungarian jellemzően, tipikusan
- jellemzőenin a typical manner
- tipikusanin a typical manner
Indonesian khas, khususnya
- khasin an expected or customary manner
- khususnyain a typical manner
Italian solitamente, tipicamente
- solitamentein an expected or customary manner
- tipicamentein a typical manner
Polish typowo, typowo
- typowoin an expected or customary manner
- typowoin a typical manner
Portuguese geralmente, habitualmente
- geralmentein an expected or customary manner
- habitualmentein an expected or customary manner
- comumentein an expected or customary manner
- em geralin an expected or customary manner
- normalmentein an expected or customary manner
- em regrain an expected or customary manner
- tipicamentein a typical manner
Spanish típicamente
- típicamentein a typical manner
Cite this entry
typically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/typically
“typically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/typically. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “typically,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/typically.
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