Synonyms for conventional
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Customary — ordinary, commonplace
customary, usual, ordinary, common, standard, typical, regular, run-of-the-mill, normal, everyday, commonplace, wonted, average, accustomed, prevalent, routine, straight, garden variety, mundane, square, unexceptional, habitual
2. Traditional — pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour
traditional, orthodox, in-line, proper, classical, conservative, canonical, kosher, conformable
3. Stodgy — banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd
stodgy, prosaic, stereotypical, hackneyed, trite, hoary, stuffy, stereotyped, stock
Other
artificial, established, button-down, ceremonious, tight-assed informal, tight-arsed UK
Definitions
- adj. 1
Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.
- adj. 2
Ordinary, commonplace.
They wear conventional clothes, eat conventional food, and keep conventional hours.
- adj. 3
Banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd.
- adj. 4
Pertaining to a weapon which is not a weapon of mass destruction.
Related words
Example sentences
- standard There's a standard lamp in the corner of the room.
- usual Jack isn't here. He may have missed his usual bus.
- ordinary Leonid is just an ordinary man without experience.
- customary It's customary to take calls outside the library.
- traditional Tom and Mary live in a traditional Japanese house.
- orthodox Orthodox Christians prefer to baptize by immersion.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| conventional | steady | |
| standard | steady | |
| usual | steady | |
| ordinary | falling | |
| customary | steady | |
| traditional | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- stock1, usual3, trite1, hoary2
- 6 letters
- common2, normal2, square1, proper2, formal2, kosher2, stuffy2, stodgy2, wonted
- 7 letters
- average3, regular3, typical3, routine2, mundane2, prosaic3
- 8 letters
- standard2, straight1, everyday3, ordinary4, orthodox3, habitual4
- 9 letters
- classical3, prevalent3, customary4, canonical4, schematic3, hackneyed2
- 10 letters
- artificial4, accustomed3
- 11 letters
- established3, traditional4, commonplace3, stereotyped4, conformable, ceremonious
- 12 letters
- conservative4
- 13 letters
- stereotypical6, unexceptional
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (usual3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- conventionnel
- Italiano
- convenzionale
- Deutsch
- konventionell