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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As fourth-quarter Big Tech earnings approached, the usual discussions of sales growth and profits took a back seat to the flood of capital expenditures on artificial-intelligence data centers.

From Barron's

As usual, artificial intelligence somewhat complicates the picture.

From Barron's

The weak point emerged at the usual spot—the smaller distribution lines and poles that carry electricity through cities and neighborhoods.

From The Wall Street Journal

“True. But…I don’t know. It’s been fancier than usual. Don’t you think?”

From Literature

He still chatted and joked as usual, but his mouth had no bitter twist to it, and he was often content simply to sit quietly, poking lazily at the fire.

From Literature

usual

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