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usual

[yoo-zhoo-uhl, yoozh-wuhl] / ˈyu ʒu əl, ˈyuʒ wəl /
ADJECTIVE
common, typical
Synonyms
STRONGEST
constant conventional current customary everyday expected familiar frequent natural normal prevailing regular routine
WEAK
accepted accustomed average chronic commonplace cut-and-dried fixed garden variety general grind habitual mainstream matter-of-course ordinary plain plastic prevalent quotidian rife run-of-the-mill so-so standard stock typic unremarkable vanilla white-bread wonted workaday
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abnormal different eccentric foreign inconstant infrequent irregular new occasional original rare strange uncommon unconventional unfamiliar unsteady unusual
WEAK
atypical

Example Sentences

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After some small television roles, an appearance in a Madonna music video and a few big screen appearances, his major breakthrough came in 1995 with "The Usual Suspects."

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

The influence of “Rashomon,” however, proved more long-lasting, in productions like Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction” and notably Bryan Singer’s thriller “The Usual Suspects.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Usual student tickets are $10 at home sites.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025

Usual treatment involves surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, however this type of cancer can evade the drugs and return to spread again.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

Usual terms—payment by results with immediate advance to meet current expenses.

From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)