typical
Just as expected
Typical describes what is characteristic or representative of a type or category: a typical suburban home, a typical Monday morning.
Something typical conforms to expectations—neither exceptional nor unusual.
The word often carries slight dismissiveness: That's typical of him suggests predictable, perhaps disappointing behavior.
Typically means usually or in a normal case: I typically wake at seven.
Standard, unremarkable
- usualOccurring most often
- normalConforming to standard
- commonplaceUnremarkable and frequent
- averageArithmetic mean or ordinary
regular · customary · habitual · routine · familiar · predictable · anticipated · foreseeable
Following accepted practices
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
- establishedFormally set up
- acceptedFormally agreed to
prevalent · widespread · dominant · prevailing · popular · standard · common · general
Perfect representative of type
- exemplarTypical perfect instance
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
- embodimentConcrete manifestation of idea
essence · ideal · benchmark · touchstone · template · blueprint · standard-bearer · gold-standard
Distinguishing quality or trait
- quintessentialRepresenting the ideal type
- exemplaryServing as ideal model
- indicativeServing as a sign
- illustrativeServing to explain
emblematic · symbolic · paradigmatic · classic · signature · definitive · hallmark · textbook
Overused, unoriginal expression
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- generalizationDeriving principles from examples
- oversimplificationStripping complexity unfairly
- pigeonholeClassify too rigidly
cookie-cutter · formulaic · hackneyed · stock · predictable · one-dimensional · cardboard · boilerplate
ordinary
Standard, unremarkable
- usualOccurring most often
- normalConforming to standard
- commonplaceUnremarkable and frequent
average · regular · customary · habitual · routine · familiar · predictable · anticipated · foreseeable · probable
conventional
Following accepted practices
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
- establishedFormally set up
accepted · prevalent · widespread · dominant · prevailing · popular · standard · common · general · predominant
epitome
Perfect representative of type
- exemplarTypical perfect instance
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
embodiment · essence · ideal · benchmark · touchstone · template · blueprint · standard-bearer · gold-standard · yardstick
characteristic
Distinguishing quality or trait
- quintessentialRepresenting the ideal type
- exemplaryServing as ideal model
- indicativeServing as a sign
illustrative · emblematic · symbolic · paradigmatic · classic · signature · definitive · hallmark · textbook · symptomatic
cliché
Overused, unoriginal expression
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- generalizationDeriving principles from examples
- oversimplificationStripping complexity unfairly
pigeonhole · cookie-cutter · formulaic · hackneyed · stock · predictable · one-dimensional · cardboard · boilerplate · paint-by-numbers
- conformityconformity, conforming, conform, conformist, conformism
- exasperationugh, sigh, groan, argh, geez
- normsnorm, norms, standard, social norms, rule
- sarcastic phraseswhatever, who cares, yeah right, so what, why bother
- Self-Pitywoe is me, why me, nobody cares, story of my life, taken for granted
- establishedestablished, recognized, accepted, acknowledged, confirmed
typicalunrepresentative
Not reflecting the whole
uncharacteristic · atypical · nonrepresentative · anomalous · aberrant
typicalunconventional
Departing from standard practice
unorthodox · nonconformist · offbeat · quirky · eccentric
- typical behaviorUsual pattern of action
- not your typical
- typical caseRepresentative example
- typical workflowNormal sequence of steps
typically, atypical, untypical, stereotypical, prototypical, atypically, untypically, archetypical, stereotypically