Nouns (5)
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convention, normal, pattern, rule, formula
n. something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"
Verbs (0)
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Adverbs (0)
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Adjectives (7)
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normal
adj. conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"
normal
adj. forming a right angle
normal
adj. in accordance with scientific laws
normal, average
adj. conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"
normal, commonplace
adj. conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"
Fuzzynyms (48)
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method acting, method
n. an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed
habit, wont
n. an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"
characteristic, device characteristic
n. any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
inclination, disposition, tendency
n. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"
normal, average
adj. conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"
common
adj. having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap"
average, ordinary
adj. lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered; "average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street"
standard
adj. commonly used or supplied; "standard procedure"; "standard car equipment"
standard
adj. conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind; "windows of standard width"; "standard sizes"; "the standard fixtures"; "standard brands"; "standard operating procedure"
usual
adj. occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime"
everyday, mundane, quotidian, routine, unremarkable, workaday
adj. found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant
standard
adj. commonly used or supplied; "standard procedure"; "standard car equipment"
usual
adj. occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime"
plain, lay, popular, nontechnical, unspecialized, untechnical
adj. not characteristic of or skilled in applied arts and sciences; "nontechnical aspects of the job"; "nontechnical training"; "an untechnical reader"; "in clear effective nontechnical language"
average, fair, mediocre, middling
adj. lacking exceptional quality or ability; "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"
average, ordinary
adj. lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered; "average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street"
general
adj. applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"
familiar
adj. within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange; "familiar ordinary objects found in every home"; "a familiar everyday scene"; "a familiar excuse"; "a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences"
normal
adj. conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"
common
adj. having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap"
ordinary
adj. not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"
patent
adj. (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage; "patent ductus arteriosus"
commonplace
adj. completely ordinary and unremarkable; "air travel has now become commonplace"; "commonplace everyday activities"
pedestrian, prosaic, prosy, earthbound
adj. lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot"
Synonyms (15)
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emblematic, exemplary, typic
adj. being or serving as an illustration of a type; "the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy"; "an action exemplary of his conduct";
representative
adj. serving to represent or typify; "representative moviegoers"; "a representative modern play"
regular(a), veritable(a)
adj. often used as intensifiers; "a regular morass of details"; "a regular nincompoop"; "he's a veritable swine"
true
adj. conforming to definitive criteria; "the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"; "Pythagoras was the first true mathematician"
standard
adj. conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind; "windows of standard width"; "standard sizes"; "the standard fixtures"; "standard brands"; "standard operating procedure"
modular
adj. constructed with standardized units or dimensions allowing flexibility and variety in use; "modular furniture"; "modular homes"
normative
adj. relating to or dealing with norms; "normative discipline"; "normative samples"
regular
adj. conforming to a standard or pattern; "following the regular procedure of the legislature"; "a regular electrical outlet"
standardized, standardised
adj. brought into conformity with a standard; "standardized education"
quiet, placid
adj. without untoward incident or disruption: "a placid existence"; "quiet times"
Antonyms (17)
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characteristic
adj. typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra"
abnormal
adj. much greater than the normal; "abnormal profits"; "abnormal ambition"
aberrant, deviant, deviate
adj. markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrant behavior"; "deviant ideas"
anomalous
adj. deviating from the general or common order or type; "advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe"
kinky, perverted
adj. (used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes; "kinky sex"; "perverted practices"
atypical, irregular
adj. deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal; "these days large families are atypical"; "atypical clinical findings"; "atypical pneumonia"; "highly irregular behavior"
paranormal
adj. not in accordance with scientific laws; "what seemed to be paranormal manifestations"
unnatural
adj. not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature; "an unnatural death"; "the child's unnatural interest in death"
characteristic
adj. typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra"
especial(a), exceptional, particular(a), special
adj. surpassing what is common or usual or expected; "he paid especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a matter of particular and unusual importance"; "a special occasion"; "a special reason to confide in her"; "what's so special about the year 2000?"
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