Synonyms and antonyms of ordinary in English

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NORMAL

The magazine has stories about ordinary people rather than celebrities.

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normal
Temperatures are well above normal today.
usual
I went to bed at my usual time.
standard
It's standard practice for surgeons to wear gloves.
natural
It's completely natural to feel anxious on your first day at a new school.
typical
He was a typical teenager - arguing with his parents and staying out late.
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If someone or something is normal, they are exactly what you expect them to be.

BEING PART OF NORMAL LIFE AND NOT SPECIAL

He took ordinary household objects and transformed them into pieces of art.

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everyday
Computers are now just a part of everyday life.
quotidian
formal
We longed for the quotidian rituals, like shopping and tea, that the end of the war would bring.
day-to-day
Day-to-day operations of the team would be handled by the assistant coach.
daily
I'm looking for a good daily shampoo that won't damage my hair.
routine
The oil change is just routine car maintenance.
average
What do you do during an average work day?
garden-variety
US
This is a garden-variety legal case that doesn't deserve to get any press attention.
common or garden
UK informal
It's just a common or garden soap opera.
run-of-the-mill
She comes from a run-of-the-mill American family.
workaday
He portrays himself as a humble, workaday film director who got lucky.
mundane
The office assistant was to handle the more mundane tasks, like filing and email.

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unique
That is such a unique design for a library!
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If someone or something is ordinary, they are part of normal life and not special.
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ordinary

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the ordinary

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Synonyms for ordinary from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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