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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After all that, business as usual continues at Vought International.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

The project faced the usual realities—bureaucracy, competing interests, cost overruns—yet the design stayed remarkably intact because important stakeholders insisted on integrity over novelty.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

And the coming wave of mega-IPOs presents more risks than usual: Private investors are licking their chops at the prospect of cashing in on long-awaited gains.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

It is usual in cases where a candidate wins an elected mayoralty and a council seat for a by-election to be held afterwards for the council seat.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

As usual, he was just sitting there looking off across the country; with a fly swatter in his hand and rocking away.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

usual

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