Synonyms and antonyms of Ordinary and normal in American Thesaurus

BAU (abbreviation)

business as usual: used for referring to a situation where everything is happening as normal, especially after a period when it was not

identikit (adjective)

showing disapproval with many features in common and little individual character

normal (adjective)

something that is normal is how you expect it to be, and is not unusual or surprising in any way

ordinary (adjective)

normal or average, and not unusual or special

standard (adjective)

generally used or accepted as normal

routine (adjective)

ordinary and not interesting or special

commonplace (adjective)

not unusual

mundane (adjective)

ordinary and not interesting or exciting, especially because of happening too regularly

unremarkable (adjective)

very ordinary, with no qualities that interest or impress you

unexceptional (adjective)

not unusual, exciting, or especially good

standard-issue (adjective)

usual or normal, with no special qualities or features

a dime a dozen ()

extremely common, and therefore not very valuable or special

all in a day’s work ()

used for saying that you are willing to do something or are able to deal with it because it is part of your normal job or activities

anonymous (adjective)

something that is anonymous has no interesting or unusual features

basic (adjective)

simple and with no special features

be the rule ()

to be what usually happens or what is considered to be normal

business as usual ()

used for describing a situation in which everything happens normally, especially after a period of time when things happen in a different way

characterless (adjective)

very ordinary and with no interesting qualities

commonplace (noun)

formal something that often happens or is often done and is therefore not unusual

conventional (adjective)

of the usual, traditional, or accepted type, instead of being new and different

cookie-cutter (adjective)

showing disapproval used for describing people, things, or ideas that are exactly the same as others and not at all original

crude (adjective)

made using very simple methods or materials

day-to-day (adjective)

happening every day as part of your normal life

everyday (adjective)

very common or completely normal, and often not very interesting

flesh and blood (noun)

used for saying that someone has the same qualities that all people share, especially qualities that limit what people are capable of

garden-variety (adjective)

American ordinary and not very interesting

have feet of clay ()

if someone who you admire or respect has feet of clay, they are not perfect because they have serious faults

ho-hum (adjective)

Americaninformal ordinary and not very interesting

human (adjective)

showing normal human feelings and behavior, especially showing that you can be weak

humble (adjective)

simple and with only basic equipment or features

in the normal/ordinary course of events ()

used when you are saying what would normally happen

it’s the same old story ()

used for saying that a bad situation has often happened before

(it’s the) story of my life ()

used when talking about something bad that happens to you often

mainstream (adjective)

considered ordinary or normal and accepted or used by most people

meat-and-potatoes (adjective)

informal basic and simple

middle (adjective)

a middle way of doing something is a way of doing it that is not as extreme as two other ways of doing it

middle-of-the-road (adjective)

middle-of-the-road opinions, attitudes, styles, etc. are not extreme

natural (adjective)

reasonable or expected in a particular situation

naturally (adverb)

as most people would expect or understand

no-frills (adjective)

including only the most basic features, and of acceptable quality but not very high quality

no more than ()

used for saying that a particular situation or result seems appropriate or normal

nondescript (adjective)

very ordinary and not interesting or attractive

norm (noun)

something that is usual or expected

normal (adjective)

someone who is normal is like most people in the way that they think, behave, or look

normalcy (noun)

formal normality

normality (noun)

a situation in which everything is normal

ordinarily (adverb)

in normal situations

ordinary (adjective)

plain and not especially good, interesting, or impressive

overblown (adjective)

mainly literary something that is overblown is made to seem more important, exciting, or impressive than it really is

pedestrian (adjective)

ordinary and boring

primitive (adjective)

very simple in design

pro forma (adjective)

of a standard type used in every situation, not designed especially for a particular situation

prosaic (adjective)

ordinary and lacking imagination or excitement

quotidian (adjective)

literary ordinary and not unusual or surprising

regular (adjective)

used for describing things that are ordinary or of average size

regular (adjective)

used for describing someone who is ordinary and pleasant

right (adjective)

in the position, state, or situation that you would normally expect someone or something to be

right (adverb)

in the way that you would normally hope something to be

rough-and-ready (adjective)

simple and prepared quickly, but effective

routinely (adverb)

as part of the usual way of doing something

rude (adjective)

old-fashioned made or designed in a simple way

run-of-the-mill (adjective)

ordinary and not interesting

second nature (noun)

actions that you perform automatically and without thinking, because they seem normal or natural

simple (adjective)

with only one or very few parts

simple (adjective)

honest and ordinary

simply (adverb)

in a very ordinary or plain way

straight (adjective)

informal someone who is straight is normal and ordinary but slightly boring

unadventurous (adjective)

boring and ordinary

uncomplicated (adjective)

simple

unmemorable (adjective)

ordinary, or boring

vanilla (adjective)

informal of the basic ordinary type, with no special features

white-bread (adjective)

Americaninformal ordinary or traditional, used especially to refer to the behavior and values typical of white North Americans

workaday (adjective)

formal ordinary or common, and not special or unusual