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Synonyms for usual

22 synonyms
25 antonyms

adjective

Most common

customary regular wonted normal

All synonyms

Adjective

customary, regular, wonted, normal, ordinary UK IE, common, habitual, conventional, typical, frequent, accustomed, familiar, run-of-the-mill, general, standard, routine, everyday, expected, simple, workaday, commonplace, average

Antonyms

different, out-of-the-way, odd

All antonyms of usual →

Definitions

adj. 1
Most commonly occurring; typical.
It is becoming more usual these days to rear children as bilingual.

Related words

Phrases: as usual usual suspects usual offices per usual as per usual

Example sentences

normal The patient's pulse and blood pressure are normal.
customary It's customary to take calls outside the library.
habitual Grandfather sat in his habitual place near the fire.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
usual		steady
normal		falling
customary		steady
habitual		steady
wonted		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters: common², simple², normal², wonted
7 letters: general³, average³, regular³, typical³, routine²
8 letters: standard², expected³, familiar³, everyday³, ordinary⁴, frequent², habitual⁴, workaday³
9 letters: customary⁴
10 letters: accustomed³
11 letters: commonplace³
12 letters: conventional⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (common² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: habituel
Italiano: consueto
Español: habitual
Deutsch: geläufig
Català: habitual