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Definitions

conventional

[kuhn-ven-shuh-nl] / kənˈvɛn ʃə nl /
ADJECTIVE
common, normal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
current ordinary regular traditional typical
WEAK
accepted accustomed commonplace correct customary decorous everyday expected fashionable formal general habitual in established usage orthodox plain popular predominant prevailing prevalent proper ritual routine square standard stereotyped straight tralatitious usual well-known wonted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abnormal different extraordinary irregular rare uncommon unusual
WEAK
exotic foreign new original strange unconventional uncustomary unique
ADJECTIVE
unoriginal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
rigid
WEAK
bigoted bourgeois button-down commonplace conforming conservative demure doctrinal dogmatic drippy hackneyed hidebound humdrum illiberal in rut inflexible insular isolationist lame literal moderate moral narrow narrow-minded not extreme not heretical obstinate parochial pedestrian prosaic puritanical routine rube run-of-the-mill sober solemn square stereotyped straight strait-laced strict stuffy uptight
Antonyms
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abnormal different exotic foreign irregular new original strange uncommon unconventional uncustomary unique unusual

Example Sentences

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Unlike conventional batteries that depend on chemical reactions, quantum batteries rely on the unusual principles of quantum physics.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Germany will sell February 2035- and August 2050-dated green Bunds on Tuesday and February 2036-dated conventional Bunds on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It would be funded by using a mixture of conventional capital, borrowing, and use of the mutual investment model.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Claim: “They were also rapidly building a vast stockpile of conventional ballistic missiles and would have soon had missiles that could reach the American homeland, Europe, and virtually any other place on earth.”

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

The Phoenix comes the closest to being a conventional animal, all bird for all of its adult life.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.