Ordinary Synonyms

Ordinary is an adjective. Its synonyms include usual, normal, standard, typical, stock, common, customary, habitual, accustomed, and expected. Its antonyms are unusual, extraordinary, unique, and exceptional. Here are some additional synonyms for "ordinary" with example sentences.

Another word for ordinary

78 other ways to say ordinary.

1. in the sense of typical
  • usual
  • standard
  • stock
  • customary
  • accustomed
  • wonted
  • regular
  • day-to-day
  • established
  • set
  • traditional
  • prevailing
  • normal
  • typical
  • common
  • habitual
  • expected
  • everyday
  • routine
  • daily
  • settled
  • fixed
  • quotidian
2. in the sense of normal
  • average
  • run-of-the-mill
  • typical
  • common
  • mainstream
  • unexceptional
  • modest
  • simple
  • homespun
  • undistinguished
  • characterless
  • commonplace
  • mundane
  • pedestrian
  • quotidian
  • uneventful
  • boring
  • bland
  • hackneyed
  • mediocre
  • indifferent
  • OK
  • bog-standard
  • plain vanilla
  • a dime a dozen
  • not up to much
  • hacky
  • ornery
  • normal
  • standard
  • middle-of-the-road
  • conventional
  • unremarkable
  • unpretentious
  • plain
  • homely
  • workaday
  • nondescript
  • colourless
  • humdrum
  • unmemorable
  • prosaic
  • uninteresting
  • dull
  • uninspiring
  • suburban
  • stale
  • middling
  • garden-variety
  • so-so
  • vanilla
  • nothing to write home about
  • no great shakes
  • corny
  • common or garden

Ordinary Sentences

He led an ordinary life in town.

She prefers ordinary moments over extravagant ones.

The meal was surprisingly ordinary and bland.

Ordinary people can achieve extraordinary things.

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