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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"You could get a decent role, earn money and not do the usual duties," he recalled his superiors saying.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The announcement of the first celebrity has come significantly earlier than usual - the BBC usually confirms the line-up in August.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

These numbers exonerate this summer’s usual suspects of the long-run crime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“We saw customers aggressively buying Friday’s dip, and when the usual bounce failed, it became hard to avoid the wave,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The gray-blue sky seems to stretch out wider than usual this early on a weekend morning with no one else out to see it.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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