Definitions

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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She said it had been "business as usual" for volunteers, who offered people a warm space and a hot meal.

From BBC

Her long road has led to the usual place.

From The Wall Street Journal

If the eruption had occurred in August, the population surrounding Vesuvius would have been far denser than usual and the death toll potentially higher.

From The Wall Street Journal

He took his pre-match news conference as usual before Strasbourg's game against Nice on Saturday.

From BBC

When the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff kicked off, it seemed to be business as usual for America’s most tradition-laden sport.

From The Wall Street Journal

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