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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The particular financial needs of a factory also upend business as usual for developers and real estate funders.

From Los Angeles Times

The bank continued defending her and she attended Goldman’s annual partners meeting in Miami in early February, appearing determined to continue with business as usual, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its title comes from a Delhi University slang: to "give it those ones" is to perform one's usual act - bungles included.

From BBC

Victory over New Zealand was the centrepiece of England's autumn, but the subsequent sacking of Scott Robertson suggested that the All Blacks were not taking up tools with their usual gusto.

From BBC

Flowers see even steeper markups, often selling for two to three times their usual price.

From The Wall Street Journal

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