Definitions

usual

[yoo-zhoo-uhl, yoozh-wuhl] / ˈju ʒu əl, ˈjuʒ 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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After some small television roles, an appearance in a Madonna music video and a few big screen appearances, his major breakthrough came in 1995 with "The Usual Suspects."

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

The influence of “Rashomon,” however, proved more long-lasting, in productions like Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction” and notably Bryan Singer’s thriller “The Usual Suspects.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

The Usual Suspects actor del Toro plays martial arts instructor Sergio, who comes to Bob's help when he's under threat.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

Usual treatment involves surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, however this type of cancer can evade the drugs and return to spread again.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

It is the usual thing, is it——" "Usual!

From '?19,000' by Delannoy, Burford

usual

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