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usual thing

ADJECTIVE

dull

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dismal dreary dry flat humdrum ordinary repetitive stale stupid tame tedious tiresome uninspiring

STRONG

abused driveling plain stock tired

WEAK

archaic arid big yawn blah colorless common commonplace dead familiar hackneyed heavy ho-hum hoary insipid jejune longwinded mid monotonous oft-repeated out-of-date pointless prolix prosaic prosy repetitious routine run-of-the-mill soporific trite unimaginative usual vapid worn-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bright exciting happy interesting light lively pleasant

WEAK

active clear eventful intelligent keen knifelike luminous lustrous pointed quick sensitive serrated sharp smart vivacious witty

ADJECTIVE

unexciting

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boring humdrum monotonous prosaic uneventful unimaginative uninspiring uninteresting

WEAK

big yawn blah common dead dreary familiar ho-hum long-winded ordinary plain routine run-of-the-mill usual

Antonyms

STRONGEST

creative eventful exciting imaginative interesting lively

Example Sentences

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But, Pelecanos added, “I knew where his heart was. This wasn’t going to be the usual thing where bad guys are pursued and caught.”

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2022

Make sure that you call your grandparents and your parents — you know, the usual thing.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2021

I was not able to do my usual thing of procrastinating as long as possible before trimming and preparing artichokes, because the artichokes just would not go in the fridge.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2020

Oh, and two-time rushing champion Ezekiel Elliott did his usual thing — with a little emphasis on his punishing style.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2019

Grandpa walked in like it was the usual thing to go off and get a new young wife before your old wife is cold in the grave.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

usual thing

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