| Main Entry: | normal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | common, usual |
Synonyms: |
accustomed, acknowledged, average, commonplace, conventional, customary, general, habitual, mean, median, methodical, natural, orderly, ordinary, popular, prevalent, regular, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, traditional, typic, typical, unexceptional |
Antonyms: |
abnormal, irregular, odd, strange, uncommon, unconventional, unusual |
| Main Entry: | normal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sane, rational |
Synonyms: |
all there, compos mentis, cool*, healthy, in good health, in one's right mind, lucid, reasonable, right, right-minded, sound, together, well-adjusted, whole, wholesome |
Antonyms: |
abnormal, eccentric, insane, irrational, irregular, odd, unbalanced |
| Main Entry: | accepted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | generally agreed upon |
Synonyms: |
accustomed, acknowledged, allowed, approved, arrived at, authorized, card-carrying, chosen, confirmed, conventional, credited, current, customary, endorsed, established, fashionable, in vogue, kosher*, legit, normal, okayed, orthodox, passed, popular, preferred, received, recognized, regular, sanctioned, standard, straight*, time-honored, touted, universal, unopposed, usual, welcomed |
Antonyms: |
irregular, questionable, unconventional, unorthodox |
| Main Entry: | bodily |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concerning animate structure |
Synonyms: |
actual, animal, carnal, corporal, corporeal, fleshly, gross, human, material, natural, normal, organic, physical, sensual, somatic, substantial, tangible, unspiritual |
Antonyms: |
mental, soulful, spiritual |
| Main Entry: | characteristic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | typical; distinguishing |
Synonyms: |
appropriate, diagnostic, differentiating, discriminating, discriminative, distinctive, distinguishing, emblematic, especial, essential, exclusive, fixed, idiosyncratic, inborn, inbred, indicative, individual, individualistic, individualizing, ingrained, inherent, innate, local, marked, native, normal, original, particular, peculiar, personal, private, proper, regular, representative, singular, special, specific, symbolic, symptomatic, unique |
Antonyms: |
abnormal, uncharacteristic, untypical |
| Main Entry: | commonplace |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | usual, everyday |
Synonyms: |
boiler plate, characterless, clichéd, colorless, conventional, corny*, customary, dime-a-dozen, familiar, familiar tune, garden variety, hackneyed, humdrum, lowly, mainstream, matter-of-course, mediocre, middle-of-the-road, middling, mundane, natural, normal, obvious, ordinary, pedestrian, plebeian, prevalent, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, stale, starch, stereotyped, threadbare, trite, typical, uneventful, unexceptional, uninteresting, unnoteworthy, vanilla, widespread, workaday, worn-out |
Antonyms: |
exceptional, infrequent, peculiar, rare, uncommon, unusual |
| Main Entry: | customary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | usual, established |
Synonyms: |
SOP, accepted, according to Hoyle, accustomed, acknowledged, by the numbers, chronic, common, confirmed, conventional, established, everyday, familiar, fashionable, frequent, general, habitual, household, in a rut, in the groove, normal, ordinary, orthodox, playing it safe, popular, prescriptive, recognized, regular, regulation, routine, same old, standard, standard operating procedure, stipulated, traditional, understood, universal, wonted |
| Notes: | habitual means made a norm or custom or habit or fixed practice; customary means in accordance with convention or custom; usual means commonly or normally encountered, experienced, or observed |
Antonyms: |
abnormal, different, irregular, occasional, rare, sometime, unusual |
| Main Entry: | everyday |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | common |
Synonyms: |
accustomed, average, commonplace, conventional, customary, daily, dime a dozen, dull, familiar, frequent, garden variety, habitual, informal, lowly, mainstream, middle-of-the-road, mundane, normal, ordinary, per diem, plain, prosaic, quotidian, routine, run-of-the-mill, stock, unexceptional, unimaginative, unremarkable, usual, vanilla, whitebread, wonted, workaday |
Antonyms: |
abnormal, different, exceptional, special, uncommon, unexpected, unfamiliar, unusual |
| Main Entry: | general |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | common, accepted |
Synonyms: |
accustomed, broad, commonplace, conventional, customary, everyday, extensive, familiar, generic, habitual, humdrum, inclusive, matter-of-course, natural, normal, ordinary, popular, prevailing, prevalent, public, regular, routine, run-of-the-mill, typical, uneventful, universal, usual, wide, widespread, wonted |
Antonyms: |
abnormal, exceptional, extraordinary, individual, novel, rare, unaccepted, uncommon, unique, unusual |
| Main Entry: | good |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reliable; untainted |
Synonyms: |
dependable, eatable, fit to eat, flawless, fresh, intact, loyal, normal, perfect, safe, solid, sound, stable, trustworthy, unblemished, uncontaminated, uncorrupted, undamaged, undecayed, unhurt, unimpaired, unspoiled, vigorous, whole |
Antonyms: |
noxious, rotten, tainted, unreliable |