usual
Same as always
Usual describes what normally happens or what you typically encounter—the expected, customary, or standard state of things.
I'll have my usual, meaning the regular order.
It's business as usual suggests nothing out of the ordinary.
The usual suspects are the predictable candidates.
As usual means as is customary: As usual, she was running late.
Conforming to standard
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- averageArithmetic mean or ordinary
- expectedRegarded as likely
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
common · regular · characteristic · representative · classic · quintessential · textbook · par
Regular sequence of actions
- regularOccurring at fixed intervals
- accustomedAdapted through habit
- consistentNot varying or contradicting
- dailyPer diem, repeated
repeated · constant · practiced · ingrained · automatic · reflexive · instinctive · patterned
Existing across many places
- commonWidespread and unremarkable
- prevailingMost common or accepted
- dominantHaving superior influence
- universalAffecting all equally
pervasive · ubiquitous · general · mainstream · popular · predominant · extensive · broad
Following long-held customs
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
- establishedFormally set up
- acceptedFormally agreed to
- prescribedOfficially recommended or mandated
time-honored · proper · appropriate · ceremonial · formal · protocol · etiquette · orthodox
normal
Conforming to standard
ordinary · common · regular · characteristic · representative · classic · quintessential · textbook · par · baseline
routine
Regular sequence of actions
- regularOccurring at fixed intervals
- accustomedAdapted through habit
- consistentNot varying or contradicting
daily · repeated · constant · practiced · ingrained · automatic · reflexive · instinctive · patterned · clockwork
widespread
Existing across many places
- commonWidespread and unremarkable
- prevailingMost common or accepted
- dominantHaving superior influence
universal · pervasive · ubiquitous · general · mainstream · popular · predominant · extensive · broad · sweeping
traditional
Following long-held customs
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
- establishedFormally set up
- acceptedFormally agreed to
prescribed · time-honored · proper · appropriate · ceremonial · formal · protocol · etiquette · orthodox · sanctioned
comfortable
Physically at ease
- recognizableAble to be identified
- knownEstablished as fact
- homelyUnattractive in appearance
reassuring · nostalgic · expected · trusted · reliable · safe · secure · warm · intimate · well-worn
- conformityconformity, conforming, conform, conformist, conformism
- normsnorm, norms, standard, social norms, rule
- U-wordsugly, ultimate, ultra, umbrella, unable
- establishedestablished, recognized, accepted, acknowledged, confirmed
- -al adjectivescultural, emotional, environmental, federal, financial
- familiarityfamiliar, unfamiliar, known, unknown, acquainted
usualunusual
Not often encountered
rare · uncommon · infrequent · unprecedented · sporadic
usualunusual
Not often encountered
abnormal · atypical · unconventional · nonstandard · aberrant
usualunusual
Not often encountered
extraordinary · exceptional · remarkable · singular · unique
- as usualIn customary manner
- the usual
- business as usualContinuation of normal routine
- usual suspectsThose always initially suspected
- as per usualIn the typical way
- usual channelsEstablished communication routes
unusual, usually, unusually, usurp, unusualness, usury, usualness, usuals, as usual