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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
WEAK
abnormal different exotic foreign irregular new original strange uncommon unconventional uncustomary unique unusual

Example Sentences

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If a subway would work anywhere in modern Los Angeles, conventional wisdom said, it was along Wilshire Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Memory chips are in such demand to fuel artificial-intelligence-powered data centers that they’re also lifting the prices on chips used for more conventional purposes.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

“Still, the fact that now, when we’re facing such a serious threat level in Europe, this conventional deterrence gap isn’t being closed—that is a real problem,” said Lange.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Cryptocurrencies may benefit from investors trading during a long weekend with conventional markets closed.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Cesariano provides perfectly conventional illustrations of the Aristotelian universe as a series of bounded spheres.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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