English

Adjective

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

Synonyms

• average
• basic
• bog-standard (derogatory)
• common    [⇒ thesaurus]
• commonplace
• common-and-garden (UK, idiomatic)
• common-or-garden (UK, Ireland)
• congruent
• consistent
• conventional
• customary
• everyday
• expected
• garden variety (idiomatic)
• mundane    [⇒ thesaurus]
• natural
• normal
• ordinary
• par for the course (idiomatic)
• plain
• plain vanilla (idiomatic)
• quotidian
• regular
• routine
• run-of-the-mill (idiomatic)
• standard    [⇒ thesaurus]
• standard issue
• typical
• unexceptional
• unremarkable
• unstrange
• usual
• vulgar
• wakeaday
• workaday

Antonyms

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

Hyponyms

• bare-bones    [⇒ thesaurus]
• boring    [⇒ thesaurus]
• conformant    [⇒ thesaurus]
• familiar    [⇒ thesaurus]
• orthodox    [⇒ thesaurus]
• standard    [⇒ 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]
• standard thing    [⇒ thesaurus]

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