nonexceptional

Examples

• All

• Results revealed that 70.1% of the student profiles matched a core profile and could, therefore, be considered nonexceptional.

  Academic text (1999)

• Rothlisberg (1987), however, found WISC-R full scale scores to be significantly higher (7-point difference) than SB4 composite scores for a nonexceptional sample of 32 elementary school children.

  Academic text (1990)

• Conversely, do children with LD demonstrate profiles that resemble nonexceptional children?

  Academic text (1999)

• Her performance in the competition was quite nonexceptional, failing to impress the judges.

• The restaurant offers a nonexceptional menu with standard dishes that are common in many places.

Synonyms

O

ordinary

vsnonexceptional

683 1.0

Normal and not special or unusual

is the general idea of being usual rather than rare

C

commonplace

vsnonexceptional

54 3.4

Ordinary and not special or new

is similar but stresses typical nature more than mere frequency

N

nothing special

vsnonexceptional

43 2.2

Ordinary and not very interesting

is about being generally typical rather than mildly unimpressive

N

neutral

vsnonexceptional

24 3.5

Not having strong or noticeable qualities

is the idea of being typically ordinary, not simply unbiased

U

unremarkable

vsnonexceptional

20 3.5

Being ordinary and not interesting

is the same general idea of being not unusual or notable

U

unspectacular

vsnonexceptional

3 4.1

Ordinary and not very impressive

is the wider idea of being simply typical not striking

U

unexceptional

vsnonexceptional

3 4.4

Not special or impressive, just ordinary

is the same meaning but appears as an alternative word form

N

nothing spectacular

vsnonexceptional

1 3.4

Not very impressive or special

is broader, meaning something is commonly normal rather than standout

U

unextraordinary

vsnonexceptional

1 4.0

Not special or exciting

is the same basic sense but in a different expression

U

unfabulous

vsnonexceptional

1 6.8

Ordinary and not exciting

is the general sense of being usual rather than notable

N

nondistinctive

vsnonexceptional

6.1

Not having features that make it stand out

focuses on being typically average rather than missing unique marks

U

undistinctive

vsnonexceptional

5.6

Lacking special features that make it stand out

is about general typicalness rather than specific lack of uniqueness

U

unexotic

vsnonexceptional

4.2

Common and familiar, not foreign or unusual

is the wider idea of general typicalness not local familiarity

Antonyms

E

extraordinary

• Formal

859 3.8

Very unusual or much greater than usual

E

exceptional

129 4.1

Being much better than normal or usual

How Exceptional

exceptional

129 4.1

outstanding

257 3.4

notable

112 3.7

nonexceptional

5.3

commonplace

54 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology