Synonyms for typical
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Normal — normal, average; to be expected
normal, run-of-the-mill, characteristic, usual, regular, average, common, standard, conventional, ordinary, classic, general, true, unexceptional, common-or-garden UK IE, customary, commonplace, routine, mundane, everyday, workaday, natural
2. Representative
representative, emblematic, symbolic, allegorical, figurative, metaphorical, allusive, symbolical, typic, exemplary dated
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Normal, average; to be expected.
- adj. 2
Capturing the overall sense of a thing.
Example sentences
- normal The patient's pulse and blood pressure are normal.
- usual Jack isn't here. He may have missed his usual bus.
- characteristic The defiant manner is characteristic of teenagers.
- emblematic The chamois is an emblematic species of the Alps.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| typical | steady | |
| normal | falling | |
| usual | steady | |
| characteristic | falling | |
| emblematic | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- true1
- 5 letters
- usual3, typic
- 6 letters
- common2, normal2
- 7 letters
- general3, average3, natural3, regular3, classic2, routine2, mundane2
- 8 letters
- standard2, everyday3, ordinary4, symbolic3, workaday3, allusive3
- 9 letters
- customary4, exemplary4
- 10 letters
- indicative4, figurative4, emblematic4, symbolical
- 11 letters
- distinctive3, commonplace3, allegorical5
- 12 letters
- conventional4, metaphorical5
- 13 letters
- unexceptional
- 14 letters
- representative5, characteristic5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (usual3 = 3 syllables).