typically

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Australia, Canada, US, UK/ˈtɪp.ɪ.kli/Australia, Canada, US, UK/ˈtɪp.ɪ.kə.li/New Zealand/ˈtəp.ə.kə.li/New Zealand/ˈtɪp.ə.kli/

adverb

In a typical or common manner.

“The car, typically, refused to start.”

Opposite
CommonScrabble 19

Meanings

adverbtypically (comparative more typically, superlative most typically)

comparative more typically · superlative most typically

  1. 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)
  2. 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 2021

    Synonyms: ordinarily

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn an expected or customary manner.

Similar

in a typical manner

Similar

antonym(s) of “all”

Opposite

More synonyms by meaning

adverbin a typical manner

Opposite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishtypical
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishtypically

From typical + -ly.

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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
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APA

typically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/typically

MLA

“typically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/typically. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “typically,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/typically.

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