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Usual

/ˈjuːʒʊəl/

The typical state of something, or something that is typical.

📖 Definitions of "Usual"

noun

1
The typical state of something, or something that is typical.
2
A specific good or service (e.g. a drink) that someone typically orders.
"I'll just have the usual."

adjective

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

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
commonnoun	Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
familiarnoun	Known to one, or generally known; commonplace.
customarynoun	In accordance with, or established by, custom or common usage.
habitualnoun	Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.
regularnoun	(chiefly US) Having the expected characteristics or appearances; normal, ordinary, standard.
accustomed	Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions. (of a person)

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
unusualnoun	Not usual, out of the ordinary.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
habitual	Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.
wonted	Usual, customary, habitual, or accustomed.
accustomed	Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions. (of a person)
familiar	Known to one, or generally known; commonplace.
common	Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
customary	In accordance with, or established by, custom or common usage.
regular	(chiefly US) Having the expected characteristics or appearances; normal, ordinary, standard.
typically	In an expected or customary manner.
normal	Usual, healthy; not sick or ill or unlike oneself.
routinenoun	A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
normally	Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
typical	Normal, average; to be expected.
day-to-day	Ordinary, mundane, or everyday.
everyday	Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.
commonly	As a rule; frequently; usually.
commonplacenoun	Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.
consistent	Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature.
generalnoun	Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole, etc.; common to all, universal.
conventional	Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.
frequent	Done or occurring often; common.