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Synonyms for garden variety

19 synonyms
13 antonyms

adjective

Most common

average standard normal usual standard-issue everyday ordinary run-of-the-mill

All synonyms

Adjective

common, average, normal, regular, usual, standard, everyday, plain, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, standard-issue, conventional, common-and-garden UK, common-or-garden UK IE, commonplace, plain vanilla, unremarkable, unexceptional, workaday

Antonyms

different, special, extraordinary

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Definitions

adj. 1
Ordinary, common, or unexceptional.
I can usually recover from a garden variety cold with rest and fluids.

Example sentences

average His mental level is higher than the average boy's.
standard There's a standard lamp in the corner of the room.
normal The patient's pulse and blood pressure are normal.
usual Jack isn't here. He may have missed his usual bus.
everyday I have no time to listen to such everyday affairs.

By length

5 letters: usual³, plain¹
6 letters: common², normal²
7 letters: average³, regular³
8 letters: standard², everyday³, ordinary⁴, workaday³
11 letters: commonplace³
12 letters: conventional⁴, unremarkable⁵
13 letters: unexceptional

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (usual³ = 3 syllables).