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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Brown himself recently met Fisher brothers Bob and Bill for lunch at his usual seafood shack, Sam’s Grill, to discuss the state of the city.

From The Wall Street Journal

The big yield moves come amid a backdrop that feels anything but usual.

From MarketWatch

Those chilling hours proved their worth this month, when high temperatures arrived far earlier than usual.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Life is not the same, and it’s not business as usual,” Verloop said.

From Los Angeles Times

It is “even more than usual good to take the forecast with a grain of salt,” he said in a press conference this month.

From The Wall Street Journal

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