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ordinary

[awr-dn-er-ee] / ˈɔr dnˌɛr i /
ADJECTIVE
common, regular
Synonyms
STRONGEST
everyday natural normal traditional typical
STRONG
familiar general humdrum public routine standard stock
WEAK
accustomed customary established frequent grassroots habitual popular prevailing quotidian run-of-the-mill settled usual wonted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abnormal different uncommon unconventional unusual
STRONG
original particular specific unknown
WEAK
distinctive extraordinary irregular remarkable special
ADJECTIVE
average; not distinctive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
common conventional dull generic humble mediocre normal plain simple unremarkable workaday
STRONG
commonplace fair familiar garden homespun household inferior mean pedestrian plastic routine vanilla
WEAK
characterless garden variety habitual indifferent modest no great shakes prosaic quotidian run-of-the-mill second-rate so-so stereotyped undistinguished uneventful unexceptional uninspired unmemorable unnoteworthy unpretentious usual white-bread
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abnormal complex complicated decorated difficult embellished extraordinary intelligent intricate irregular ornate smart sophisticated strange superior unclear uncommon unconventional unusual
STRONG
different exceptional
WEAK
distinctive remarkable special

Example Sentences

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Polls show many ordinary workers care far more about wages and jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

It was a backlash against millionaires who were profiting off the backs of ordinary people.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

Bound within the confines of a screen, Digital Richard looks largely two dimensional, but he's no ordinary chatbot.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

"I don't know if there were jihadists at the market. We are just ordinary people," Mala Garba, 42, told AFP from a hospital in Borno state capital Maiduguri while recovering from bullet wounds.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

This was no ordinary wolf, nor even a highly unusual wolf, but something far more strange and powerful.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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