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ordinary
adjective as in common, regular
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accustomed, customary, established, frequent, grassroots, habitual, popular, prevailing, quotidian, run-of-the-mill, settled, usual, wonted
adjective as in average; not distinctive
Strongest matches
common, conventional, dull, generic, humble, mediocre, normal, plain, simple, unremarkable, workaday
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commonplace, fair, familiar, garden, homespun, household, inferior, mean, pedestrian, plastic, routine, vanilla
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characterless, garden variety, habitual, indifferent, modest, no great shakes, prosaic, quotidian, run-of-the-mill, second-rate, so-so, stereotyped, undistinguished, uneventful, unexceptional, uninspired, unmemorable, unnoteworthy, unpretentious, usual, white-bread
Example Sentences
“Thus, in a world where the poor are increasingly numerous, we paradoxically see the growth of a wealthy elite, living in a bubble of comfort and luxury, almost in another world compared to ordinary people.”
But "for ordinary people in China, in the immediate future, I don't think much will change in their daily lives," she said.
The two main numbers you’re looking at are ordinary income and total taxable income — commonly referred to as adjusted gross income or AGI.
Simply writing the truth about an ordinary person, she realized, could be in itself be interesting.
The food-and-beverage company—which owns brands like Flora and Napolina—said the initial public offering will be made up of new ordinary shares, with net proceeds being used to fund growth through acquisitions.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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