Synonyms for normal
ˈnɔr məlnor·mal

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1. normaladjective

   Synonyms:
   Gaussian

2. normaladjective

   Antonyms:
   reverse

3. normaladjective

   Usual; ordinary

   Felicia baked the bread the normal way.

   Synonyms:
   ordinary, conventional, standard, usual

   Antonyms:
   nonstandard, unusual, unconventional

4. normaladjective

   Healthy; not sick or ill

   John is feeling normal again.

   Synonyms:
   hale, healthy, well

   Antonyms:
   poorly, ill, sick, unwell

5. normaladjective

   Perpendicular to a tangent line or derivative of a surface in Euclidean space.

   The interior normal vector of a ideal perfect sphere will always point toward the center, and the exterior normal vector directly away, and both will always be co-linear with the ray whose' tip ends at the point of intersection, which is the intersection of all three sets of points.

   Synonyms:
   orthogonal, perpendicular, right angle

   Antonyms:
   tangential

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1. normal

   That which is natural is according to nature; that which is normal is according to the standard or rule which is observed or claimed to prevail in nature; a deformity may be natural, symmetry is normal; the normal color of the crow is black, while the normal color of the sparrow is gray, but one is as natural as the other. Typical refers to such an assemblage of qualities as makes the specimen, genus, etc., a type of some more comprehensive group, while normal is more commonly applied to the parts of a single object; the specimen was typical; color, size, and other characteristics, normal. The regular is etymologically that which is according to rule, hence that which is steady and constant, as opposed to that which is fitful and changeable; the normal action of the heart is regular. That which is common is shared by a great number of persons or things; disease is common, a normal state of health is rare. Compare GENERAL; USUAL.

   Synonyms:
   common, natural, ordinary, regular, typical, usual

   Antonyms:
   abnormal, exceptional, irregular, monstrous, peculiar, rare, singular, uncommon, unprecedented, unusual

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1. normal

   Synonyms:
   regular, typical, usual, recognized, natural, ordinary

   Antonyms:
   abnormal, irregular, unnatural, exceptional, monstrous

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1. convention, normal, pattern, rule, formulaadjective

   something regarded as a normative example

   "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"

   Synonyms:
   form, expression, ruler, practice, regulation, radiation diagram, formula, dominion, principle, rule, figure, approach pattern, chemical formula, linguistic rule, shape, radiation pattern, prescript, blueprint, traffic pattern, conventionalism, conventionality, recipe, pattern, convening, convention, design

   Antonyms:
   subnormal, psychical, supranormal, deviant, brachydactylic, supernormal, unnatural, defective, irregular, vicarious, parallel, atypical, abnormal, aberrant, psychic, freakish, antidromic, anomalous, parapsychological, exceptional(a), oblique, kinky, paranormal, psychokinetic, perverted, deviate, brachydactylous

2. normaladjective

   conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal

   "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"

   Antonyms:
   aberrant, irregular, perverted, parapsychological, subnormal, unnatural, deviant, psychic, abnormal, vicarious, deviate, supernormal, brachydactylic, parallel, paranormal, atypical, oblique, kinky, defective, psychokinetic, brachydactylous, antidromic, freakish, psychical, exceptional(a), supranormal, anomalous

3. normaladjective

   in accordance with scientific laws

   Antonyms:
   anomalous, subnormal, defective, supranormal, aberrant, psychic, brachydactylic, vicarious, deviant, psychokinetic, perverted, brachydactylous, abnormal, unnatural, freakish, deviate, exceptional(a), atypical, kinky, psychical, paranormal, antidromic, supernormal, parallel, oblique, parapsychological, irregular

4. normaladjective

   being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development

   "a perfectly normal child"; "of normal intelligence"; "the most normal person I've ever met"

   Antonyms:
   perverted, exceptional(a), antidromic, parallel, unnatural, psychic, oblique, anomalous, kinky, subnormal, atypical, abnormal, paranormal, parapsychological, deviant, psychokinetic, brachydactylous, psychical, supernormal, aberrant, supranormal, freakish, deviate, irregular, brachydactylic, defective, vicarious

5. normaladjective

   forming a right angle

   Antonyms:
   oblique, aberrant, abnormal, atypical, psychokinetic, unnatural, brachydactylous, deviant, freakish, supernormal, brachydactylic, kinky, psychical, defective, subnormal, paranormal, deviate, anomalous, vicarious, supranormal, perverted, irregular, parallel, parapsychological, exceptional(a), antidromic, psychic

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1. normaladjective

   Synonyms:
   regular, analogical, according to rule

2. normaladjective

   Synonyms:
   perpendicular, vertical, erect

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1. normaladjective

   Synonyms:
   natural, regular

   Antonyms:
   abnormal, unnatural

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1. List of paraphrases for "normal":

   ordinary, usual, regular, normally, standard, normale, natural, habitual, typical, normai, fide, routine, normalcy, straight-time, customary, normality, solute, plain

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1. Rob Haworth:

   What we're not yet clear about is, what is the new post-pandemic normal when it comes to demand ? For now, it looks like wage pressures are here for a bit.

2. South Carolina:

   She ’ll never be a ‘ normal VP, ’ my goodness, she’s the first African American VP. She’s the first Asian American VP. This is the first female VP, having to be normal. How can it be normal ? It’s never going to be normal.

3. Linda Davidsen:

   I could no longer just sit back and let things carry on as normal, i refuse to leave a dying planet for future generations by not taking an action.

4. Dustin Daugherty:

   The difference between this and other tax amnesties is that... there's a big risk that all the information is shared with tax authorities, because of the timing we might see a bigger impact than normal... We expect 10-15 percent, which should still be considered a success.

5. Abhishek Rimal:

   It's very important that the high-income countries share doses of the vaccine as soon as possible to Southeast Asia and Southeast Asian countries so we can come out of the pandemic and go forward with normal life, this is one of the most fundamental answers we have.