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conventional
adjective as in common, normal
Strongest matches
adjective as in unoriginal
Strongest match
Weak matches
- bigoted
- bourgeois
- button-down
- commonplace
- conforming
- conservative
- demure
- doctrinal
- dogmatic
- drippy
- hackneyed
- hidebound
- humdrum
- illiberal
- in rut
- inflexible
- insular
- isolationist
- lame
- literal
- moderate
- moral
- narrow
- narrow-minded
- not extreme
- not heretical
- obstinate
- parochial
- pedestrian
- prosaic
- puritanical
- routine
- rube
- run-of-the-mill
- sober
- solemn
- square
- stereotyped
- straight
- strait-laced
- strict
- stuffy
- uptight
Example Sentences
One MP tells me: ''The conventional wisdom would be where we were second to the Tories, the natural ambition would be to take on all of those seats.
Because we were both attuned to sound beyond its conventional, auditory dimension, we could meet in a shared space that was quite instinctual.
Hybrid systems have lower emissions than conventional aircraft and the electric motors would enable quieter take off and landing in urban areas.
“The proposed fund is designed as an alternative to conventional litigation in the courtroom,” said Biros.
During his tenure, he pushed the conventional boundaries of the role with comments on live political issues – such as housing shortages and foreign policy.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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