English

Adjective

Sense: according to norms or rules; having no special characteristics or function

Synonyms

• average
• banal
• basic
• bog-standard
• common   [⇒ thesaurus]
• commonplace
• common-or-garden
• congruent
• consistent
• conventional
• customary
• everyday
• expected
• garden variety
• mundane   [⇒ thesaurus]
• natural
• normal
• ordinary
• plain
• regular
• routine
• run-of-the-mill(idiomatic)
• standard   [⇒ thesaurus]
• true
• typical
• uniform
• unexceptional
• unremarkable
• unstrange
• usual
• vulgar

Antonyms

• conspicuous
• different   [⇒ thesaurus]
• egregious
• exceptional
• historic
• interesting
• memorable   [⇒ thesaurus]
• notable   [⇒ thesaurus]
• noteworthy
• outstanding
• remarkable
• special
• strange   [⇒ thesaurus]
• unique   [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• boring   [⇒ thesaurus]
• familiar   [⇒ thesaurus]
• orthodox   [⇒ thesaurus]
• seasonal   [⇒ thesaurus]
• standard issue

Various

• no great shakes
•   —
• according to Hoyle
• by the book
• by the numbers
• shipshape and Bristol fashion
• to the letter
• normalization
• normalize
• normalized
• normcore
• normie

Instances

• mainstreamer   [⇒ thesaurus]
• mundane   [⇒ thesaurus]

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