USUAL Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word usual. (close relations)
usualness
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| common | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public • having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual noun • a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area adjective satellite • common to or shared by two or more parties • commonly encountered • being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language • of or associated with the great masses of people • of low or inferior quality or value • lacking refinement or cultivation or taste • to be expected; standard | ||||||||
| normal | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal • in accordance with scientific laws • being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development noun • something regarded as a normative example adjective satellite • forming a right angle | ||||||||
| ordinary | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree noun • a judge of a probate court • the expected or commonplace condition or situation • a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death • an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel • (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields adjective satellite • lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered | ||||||||
| regular | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle • (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces • (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula • not constipated noun • a regular patron • a soldier in the regular army • a dependable follower (especially in party politics) • a garment size for persons of average height and weight adjective satellite • often used as intensifiers • conforming to a standard or pattern • regularly scheduled for fixed times • in accord with regular practice or procedure • occurring at fixed intervals • relating to a person who does something regularly • symmetrically arranged • not deviating from what is normal • officially full-time | ||||||||
| standard | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind • established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence • conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers noun • a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated • the ideal in terms of which something can be judged • a board measure = 1980 board feet • the value behind the money in a monetary system • an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support) • any distinctive flag adjective satellite • commonly used or supplied • regularly and widely used or sold | ||||||||
| typical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category adjective satellite • of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing • conforming to a type | ||||||||
| customary | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • in accordance with convention or custom • commonly used or practiced; usual | ||||||||
| familiar | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • well known or easily recognized • within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange noun • a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support • a friend who is frequently in the company of another • a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard adjective satellite • (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly • having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship | ||||||||
| routine | nounn | |||||||
noun • an unvarying or habitual method or procedure • a short performance that is part of a longer program • a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program adjective satellite • found in the ordinary course of events | ||||||||
| plain | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • not elaborate or elaborated; simple • lacking patterns especially in color noun • extensive tract of level open land • a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side adverb • unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') adjective satellite • clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment • not mixed with extraneous elements • free from any effort to soften to disguise • lacking embellishment or ornamentation • lacking in physical beauty or proportion verb • express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness | ||||||||
| simple | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved • (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions noun • any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties • a person lacking intelligence or common sense adjective satellite • easy and not involved or complicated • apart from anything else; without additions or modifications • exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity • lacking mental capacity and subtlety • unornamented | ||||||||
| wonted | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • commonly used or practiced; usual | ||||||||
