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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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

SpaceX has instituted staggered lockup releases for its stock—meaning there will be more shares available sooner than usual for newly public companies—and that could drive the stock price lower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“We saw customers aggressively buying Friday’s dip, and when the usual bounce failed, it became hard to avoid the wave,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

SpaceX has eschewed the traditional IPO range, opting for a fixed $135 price, and it has allocated more stock than usual to Musk’s army of retail investors.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

He poured himself a cup too, dropping in his usual five lumps of sugar as though rationing had never been invented.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

usual

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