ordinary

Definition for ordinary

adjective as in common, regular

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everyday, natural, normal, traditional, typical

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familiar, general, humdrum, public, routine, standard, stock

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accustomed, customary, established, frequent, grassroots, habitual, popular, prevailing, quotidian, run-of-the-mill, settled, usual, wonted

adjective as in average; not distinctive

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common, conventional, dull, generic, humble, mediocre, normal, plain, simple, unremarkable, workaday

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commonplace, fair, familiar, garden, homespun, household, inferior, mean, pedestrian, plastic, routine, vanilla

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It’s been years since Mia felt ordinary, a near lifelong sense that she didn’t fit in.

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But because ordinary people showed some spine — and some interest in consuming news about the scandal — the embarrassing details about Gaetz kept coming out.

From Salon

When stretched in length, an ordinary material such as rubber contracts in width.

From Science Magazine

Often ridiculed by parliamentary sketch writers for mangling the English language, to supporters he appeared an ordinary man facing the intellectual bullying by people with a better education.

From BBC

By contrast it has been welcomed by Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and ordinary citizens in Gaza.

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