ordinary
Plain, not remarkable
Ordinary means normal, typical, or unremarkable—what you'd expect in the usual course of things.
An ordinary day has nothing special about it.
Ordinary people are average citizens, not celebrities or experts.
The word can carry slight condescension: calling something ordinary suggests it lacks distinction.
It was just an ordinary Tuesday until the phone rang.
Representative of a kind
- averageArithmetic mean or ordinary
- normalConforming to standard
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- everydayOccurring each day
usual · conventional · familiar · regular · mainstream · widespread · prevalent · general
Failing to engage interest
- dullLacking edge or interest
- humdrumLacking variety or excitement
- tediousBoring through length
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
unexciting · uneventful · banal · prosaic · pedestrian · uninspired · uninteresting · drab
Free of complexity
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
- basicFundamental in nature
- unpretentiousLacking false superiority
- modestLacking in pretension
understated · unembellished · homely · spartan · austere · minimalist · bare · straightforward
typical
Representative of a kind
everyday · usual · conventional · familiar · regular · mainstream · widespread · prevalent · general · customary
boring
Failing to engage interest
monotonous · unexciting · uneventful · banal · prosaic · pedestrian · uninspired · uninteresting · drab · insipid
simple
Free of complexity
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
- basicFundamental in nature
- unpretentiousLacking false superiority
modest · understated · unembellished · homely · spartan · austere · minimalist · bare · straightforward · uncomplicated
ecclesiastical
Relating to church matters
- bishopDiocesan clergy head
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- canonAccepted authoritative works
diocese · clergy · vestments · liturgy · parish · episcopal · clerical · archbishop · vicar · prelate
- conformityconformity, conforming, conform, conformist, conformism
- statusstatus, prestige, ranking, reputation, elite
- non-magicalmundane, natural, physical, earthly, secular
- adjectivesbig, urgent, amazing, temporary, bold
- bicyclesmountain bike, road bike, BMX, tricycle, e-bike
- Catholic Clergypope, pontiff, cardinal, bishop, monsignor
ordinaryextraordinary
Beyond what's typical
remarkable · exceptional · outstanding · phenomenal · stunning
ordinaryextraordinary
Beyond what's typical
exceptional · special · superior · excellent · grand
- out of the ordinaryDeviating from the standard
- ordinary peopleEveryday individuals, unremarkable
- ordinary dayUneventful twenty-four hours
- ordinary lifeUnremarkable daily experience
- ordinary citizen
- ordinary folkAverage, unremarkable citizens
coordinate, extraordinary, coordinated, ordinarily, subordinate, uncoordinated, ordinance, coordinator, ordination