Synonyms for ordinary
ˈɔr dnˌɛr ior·di·na·ry

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1. ordinaryadjective

   Having no special characteristics or function; everyday, common, mundane (often deprecatory).

   Antonyms:
   special, extraordinary

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. ordinary

   Common signifies frequently occurring, not out of the regular course, not exceptional; hence, not above the average, not excellent or distinguished, inferior, or even low; common also signifies pertaining to or participated in by two or more persons or things; as, sorrow is common to the race. General may signify pertaining equally to all of a class, race, etc., but very commonly signifies pertaining to the greater number, but not necessarily to all. Universal applies to all without exception; general applies to all with possible or comparatively slight exceptions; common applies to very many without deciding whether they are even a majority. A common remark is one we often hear; a general experience is one that comes to the majority of people; a universal experience is one from which no human being is exempt. It is dangerous for a debater to affirm a universal proposition, since that can be negatived by a single exception, while a general statement is not invalidated even by adducing many exceptions. We say a common opinion, common experience, a general rule, general truth, a universal law. Compare synonyms for NORMAL; USUAL.

   Synonyms:
   common, commonplace, customary, everyday, familiar, frequent, general, habitual, normal, popular, prevalent, public, universal, usual

   Antonyms:
   exceptional, infrequent, rare, singular, uncommon, unknown, unusual

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ordinary

   Synonyms:
   settled, wonted, conventional, plain, inferior, commonplace, humdrum, matter of fact

   Antonyms:
   extraordinary, unusual, uncommon, superior

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.6 / 10 votes

1. ordinarynoun

   a judge of a probate court

   Synonyms:
   ordinary bicycle

   Antonyms:
   awful, exceeding, grand, wondrous, surpassing, fantastic, marvellous, bonzer, tremendous, uncommon, extraordinary, marvelous, extraordinaire(ip), olympian, wonderful, phenomenal, remarkable, terrible, special, prodigious, exceptional, frightful, one(a), howling(a), rattling(a), great, preternatural, some, rare, pyrotechnic, singular, terrific, uncanny, wonderworking

2. ordinarynoun

   the expected or commonplace condition or situation

   "not out of the ordinary"

   Synonyms:
   ordinary bicycle

   Antonyms:
   rattling(a), exceptional, rare, marvelous, frightful, uncommon, bonzer, terrific, grand, extraordinary, surpassing, howling(a), awful, wonderworking, prodigious, singular, pyrotechnic, fantastic, one(a), remarkable, wondrous, uncanny, phenomenal, some, olympian, extraordinaire(ip), exceeding, tremendous, special, marvellous, wonderful, terrible, great, preternatural

3. ordinarynoun

   a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death

   Synonyms:
   ordinary bicycle

   Antonyms:
   fantastic, preternatural, bonzer, uncanny, howling(a), olympian, remarkable, awful, exceeding, prodigious, terrible, great, wonderworking, surpassing, uncommon, one(a), wondrous, special, some, extraordinaire(ip), wonderful, tremendous, terrific, pyrotechnic, singular, marvelous, extraordinary, exceptional, frightful, phenomenal, marvellous, rattling(a), grand, rare

4. ordinary, ordinary bicyclenoun

   an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel

   Synonyms:
   ordinary bicycle

   Antonyms:
   extraordinary, one(a), wondrous, wonderful, howling(a), extraordinaire(ip), uncommon, special, exceeding, rattling(a), singular, rare, some, grand, frightful, terrible, tremendous, bonzer, great, prodigious, olympian, surpassing, phenomenal, pyrotechnic, marvellous, exceptional, marvelous, wonderworking, preternatural, uncanny, awful, fantastic, terrific, remarkable

5. ordinaryadjective

   (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields

   Synonyms:
   ordinary bicycle

   Antonyms:
   exceptional, tremendous, some, extraordinary, howling(a), awful, wonderworking, surpassing, rare, uncanny, terrific, special, one(a), terrible, uncommon, great, extraordinaire(ip), pyrotechnic, olympian, grand, frightful, remarkable, prodigious, marvelous, rattling(a), singular, wondrous, phenomenal, exceeding, marvellous, bonzer, preternatural, wonderful, fantastic

6. ordinaryadjective

   not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree

   "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"

   Synonyms:
   average

   Antonyms:
   extraordinaire(ip), tremendous, frightful, terrible, marvellous, remarkable, wonderworking, wonderful, special, howling(a), marvelous, rare, singular, bonzer, awful, fantastic, olympian, some, extraordinary, preternatural, exceptional, rattling(a), exceeding, pyrotechnic, uncommon, terrific, wondrous, one(a), prodigious, great, uncanny, surpassing, phenomenal, grand

7. average, ordinaryadjective

   lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered

   "average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street"

   Synonyms:
   fair, mean(a), middling, median(a), average, mediocre, medium, modal(a), intermediate

   Antonyms:
   some, bonzer, awful, wonderful, wonderworking, surpassing, prodigious, special, terrible, phenomenal, uncommon, howling(a), extraordinaire(ip), frightful, terrific, marvellous, exceeding, fantastic, preternatural, one(a), rare, grand, remarkable, rattling(a), wondrous, uncanny, marvelous, exceptional, extraordinary, pyrotechnic, olympian, tremendous, great, singular

Matched Categories

1. • Bicycle
   • Clergyman
   • Condition
   • Judge
   • Law

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ordinaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   common, usual, customary, habitual, settled, established, wonted, every day

2. ordinaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   mean, vulgar, low, inferior

3. ordinaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   plain, ugly, homely, inelegant, ill-looking, not handsome, not fine

4. ordinarynoun

   Synonyms:
   eating-house (where a meal is offered at a settled price), TABLE D'HÔTE, public table

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1. ordinaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   common, regular, conventional, commonplace, mediocre, average, usual

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1. List of paraphrases for "ordinary":

   regular, normal, usual, common, simple, general, habitual, standard, mainstream, routine, lambda, ordinaires, conventional, mere

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1. Danielle Taana Smith:

   Whites do not live in Black bodies and have not experienced the particularities of this lived experience, ordinary things they take for granted, like going for a walk, are life threatening for people of color. On a daily basis, thousands of micro-aggressions are meted against people of color which Whites have no understanding of.

2. John W. Gardner:

   Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.

3. Raneshwar Sing Kishan:

   During protests , why only ordinary protesters get beaten and free journalist are targetted,but the top protesters leaders escape unhurt everywhere and even often not seen at the place where lathicharge or teargas take place. How these protesters leaders become overly wealthy after the protest is over.

4. Javed Ali:

   In the aftermath of all these international terrorism cases that we would see, even people in the Javed Ali, time and time again the family members, the friends would say the same thing :' I saw something that seemed out of the ordinary, but I didn't know what it meant or didn't know what it was and I didn't really want to confront that person,' i think you're seeing the same phenomena play out here.

5. White House:

   Far from protecting middle-class families or small businesses, H.R. 23 protects wealthy tax cheats at the expense of honest, middle-class taxpayers, with their first economic legislation of the new Congress, House Republicans are making clear that their top economic priority is to allow the rich and multibillion-dollar corporations to skip out on their taxes, while making life harder for ordinary, middle-class families that pay the taxes they owe.