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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On the convention floor, things seemed to be proceeding as usual.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

After all that, business as usual continues at Vought International.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

A larger-than-average number of companies are beating expectations and by a wider margin than usual.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

It is usual in cases where a candidate wins an elected mayoralty and a council seat for a by-election to be held afterwards for the council seat.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

As usual, their longtime friend and protector Calvin Brown chaperoned.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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