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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When the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff kicked off, it seemed to be business as usual for America’s most tradition-laden sport.

From The Wall Street Journal

The college expects it will be able to inform students of admissions decisions a month sooner than usual, in late January, because of the tool’s help sorting tens of thousands of applications.

From Los Angeles Times

“Overall, it’s going to be sort of business as usual,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The secret traitor, who wears a red cloak instead of the usual green, has been given certain powers such as deciding which players the other traitors are allowed to murder.

From BBC

But it occurred to me—while watching people waiting for gas at Costco—that the usual yardsticks don’t apply.

From The Wall Street Journal

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