Instead of taking a rest, he worked much harder than usual.
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Usual
/ˈju.ʒuəl/
Synonyms for "usual" (211 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (43)
Adjective(12 words)
commonaverage casecommon instancecommon prepositionscommon qualifiercommon termconventional beliefconventional ideacurrent normscustomary normscustomary practicecustomary procedure
acceptedaccustomedactualarrangedaveragebanalbesettingbourgeoisbusinesslikecentralcharacteristicchroniccommoncommonplaceconformableconsuetudinaryconventionalcorrectcurrentcustomary
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Noun(6 words)
common anatomical featurecommon phrases in portuguesecommon physics conceptscommon practicedaily routine patternestablished pattern of behavior
Strong matches (63)
everydayexemplaryexpectedfamiliarformalfrequentfrequentativegardengarden varietygarden-varietygeneralgenerally acceptedgoinghabitualhackhackneyedharmonioushouseholdin handintermediary
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intermediateinveteratemanymany timesmeanmedialmedianmediocremediummethodicalmiddle-classmiddle-of-the-roadmiddlingmoderatenaturalnaturalisticno great shakesnormnormalnormative
Adjective(14 words)
everyday activitieseveryday household itemseveryday natural languageeveryday objectseveryday routineseveryday taskgeneral conceptgeneral notionhabitual actionhabitual pattern of behaviorlexical frequencynormal force amountnormal functionnormal pattern
Noun(8 words)
mainstream societymath conventionmore customarymore normalmore ordinarymost customarynormal force conceptnormal forces
Adverb(1 words)
most frequent value
Related words (105)
not rareobtainingof common occurrenceoft-repeatedoftentimeoldorderedorderlyordinarypandemicperfunctoryplasticpopularpredictablepredominantpredominatingprescribedprescriptiveprevailingprevalent
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properprosaicquintessentialrampantrealisticreceivedrecurrentregnantregularregulationreigningriferitualroutinerulingrun-of-minerun-of-the-millrunningsamesamplesetstandardstandingstaplesteadystereotypedstocksuburbansymmetricalsystematicthe commonthe commonplacethe normalthe ordinarythe usualthick-comingtime-honoredtraditionaltritetrue to formtrue to typetypaltypictypicalunexceptionaluniformunimaginativeuniversalunnoteworthyunoriginalunremarkableunspectacularvernacularwell-knownwell-orderedwell-regulatedwidespreadwontedworkadayworn out
Adjective(18 words)
Noun(6 words)
regular patternroutine activitiesroutine drillsomewhat commonthe most commontypical lesson example
Verb(1 words)
typify common traits
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More general
3 entriesMore specific
4 entriesusual habitusual methodusual procedureusual routine
Collocations
5 entriesusual methodusual outcomeusual practiceusual procedureusual routine
Inflections
2 entriesmore usualmost usual
Derivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
10 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
The meeting ended earlier than usual.
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We walked more quickly than usual.
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In English, the usual sentence structure is Subject - Verb - Object/Complement.
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Showing 4 of 14 available sentences.