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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"You could get a decent role, earn money and not do the usual duties," he recalled his superiors saying.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The usual retort in a bull market for the new-new thing is that skeptics “don’t get it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“The teams attracting the most interest in our models are the usual suspects,” Levy said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

With their fans behind them - they will have a crazy following as usual from the Tartan Army - they can do it.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

He skipped out of my way as usual.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck