Never and Usually

Never

Never adverb - At no time.

Usually is an antonym for never.

Usually

Usually adverb - According to the usual course of things.

Never is an antonym for usually in for the most part topic.

Nearby Words: usual, usualness

Both words in one sentence

  • During her solo series, she never killed cops, guards, superheroes or bystanders, usually leaving them knocked out or Bound and Gagged instead.
  • Cheshire Cat Grin Sans from Undertale literally never stops smiling (he is a skeleton, after all), but it's usually a smile you can trust... usually◊.
  • I Banged Your Mom The characters this is said to are usually male, and they almost never get similar remarks about their dads; possibly a result of Most Writers Are Male.
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