usual

Examples

• All

• A few communities lie in ruin as the rest of the city goes on with life as usual.

  Ordinary Angels (2024)

• His car's in the usual spot.

  The Samaritan (2012)

• I feel like it's not my usual, but I really like it.

• You can go back to playing your usual song.

• He's standing in his usual position.

  Bite School 2 (2025)

• As usual, we gave him the 2701.

  Emmanuelle (2024)

• Children were also told to participate in activities as usual while on the pedometer.

  Academic text (2011)

• Her voice is rosy, though it is only the usual Sunday supper she calls us to.

  Fiction book (1990)

• What if the pharmacy has closed up for the usual two or three hours at midday?

  Fiction book (1990)

• "Daddy came home later than usual," he said, a prophetic note of doom in his voice.

  Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

A

average

vsusual

∞ 1.0

Ordinary and not very good

is about frequency in everyday life rather than statistical middle points

R

regular

vsusual

870 1.0

Happening at fixed times on a schedule

is focused on common occurrence, not necessarily fixed times or schedules

T

typical

vsusual

843 1.0

Having the usual qualities of a person, thing, or group

is about how often something occurs, not about group representation

C

common

vsusual

797 1.0

Happening often or seen in many places

is more about frequency across situations instead of mere ordinariness

O

ordinary

vsusual

683 1.0

Normal and not special or unusual

is about frequency of occurrence rather than only lacking uniqueness

E

everyday

vsusual

276 1.0

Ordinary clothes or things used in daily life, not for special occasions

is about what happens most of the time, not only what suits daily life

R

routine

vsusual

263 1.0

Happening as a usual part of daily life

is more about how often something happens rather than being a fixed pattern

F

frequent

vsusual

234 1.0

Happening often or many times

is about what normally happens most of the time, not only recurrence

C

conventional

vsusual

175 2.8

Doing things in the usual way most people expect, not new or original

is the neutral idea of happening most often, not tied to tradition

C

customary

vsusual

70 3.5

Something done because of tradition or habit

is the general sense of frequency rather than being tied to tradition

C

commonplace

vsusual

54 3.4

Ordinary and not special or new

is about what happens most often, not only being uninteresting or plain

N

normal

vsusual

35 1.0

The usual or expected state

is the everyday idea of occurrence rather than a formal standard

H

habitual

vsusual

28 4.0

Happens often in the same way

is broader, referring simply to what happens most of the time

A

accustomed

vsusual

5 3.4

Familiar with something because you do it often

is more general, meaning something happens most of the time

Q

quotidian

vsusual

3 8.2

Common events or things that happen every day

is the broader idea of frequency, not specially focusing on the mundane

U

usu.

vsusual

9.1

Common in most situations

is the full word used in speech and standard writing instead of the shortened form

Antonyms

U

unusual

∞ 2.2

Not common and different from what people expect

R

rare

582 4.1

Not common and appearing in only a few places

Idioms

A

as usual

317 1.0

In the normal way people expect in that situation

B

business as usual

54 3.0

Normal work or operations that continue despite problems

Compounds

U

usual cocksuckery

• Offensive

9.9

Repeated rude and dishonest behavior that shows strong dislike

How Typical

constant

198 2.5

usual

∞ 1.0

habitual

28 4.0

regular

870 1.0

occasional

285 2.8

rare

582 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology