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conventional

[kuhn-ven-shuh-nl] / kənˈvɛn ʃə nl /
ADJECTIVE
common, normal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
current ordinary regular traditional typical
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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
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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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“Israel never went to war over a conventional buildup. It would be a first,” Citrinowicz said.

From The Wall Street Journal

For a long time, it has been tempting to picture the mind as software running on neural hardware, with the brain "computing" in roughly the way a conventional computer does.

From Science Daily

After earning degrees from Stanford and the University of Chicago, Sacks initially took a conventional path as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company.

From Barron's

Former Big Ten weakling Indiana defied all conventional wisdom to become the nation’s only undefeated team and claim its first-ever No. 1 ranking.

From The Wall Street Journal

These additional particles act like interference in an optical circuit, reducing efficiency in much the same way stray electrical current disrupts a conventional circuit.

From Science Daily

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