Antonyms for unusual
ʌnˈyu ʒu əl, -ˈyuʒ wəlun·usu·al

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1. unusualadjective

   Synonyms:
   weird, rare, extraordinary, strange, abnormal

   Antonyms:
   normal, usual

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1. unusual

   Odd is unmated, as an odd shoe, and so uneven, as an odd number. Singular is alone of its kind; as, the singular number. What is singular is odd, but what is odd may not be singular; as, a drawerful of odd gloves. A strange thing is something hitherto unknown in fact or in cause. A singular coincidence is one the happening of which is unusual; a strange coincidence is one the cause of which is hard to explain. That which is peculiar belongs especially to a person as his own; as, Israel was called Jehovah's "peculiar people," i. e., especially chosen and cherished by him; in its ordinary use there is the implication that the thing peculiar to one is not common to the majority nor quite approved by them, though it may be shared by many; as, the Shakers are peculiar. Eccentric is off or aside from the center, and so off or aside from the ordinary and what is considered the normal course; as, genius is commonly eccentric. Eccentric is a higher and more respectful word than odd or queer. Erratic signifies wandering, a stronger and more censorious term than eccentric. Queer is transverse or oblique, aside from the common in a way that is comical or perhaps slightly ridiculous. Quaint denotes that which is pleasingly odd and fanciful, often with something of the antique; as, the quaint architecture of medieval towns. That which is funny is calculated to provoke laughter; that which is droll is more quietly amusing. That which is grotesque in the material sense is irregular or misshapen in form or outline or ill-proportioned so as to be somewhat ridiculous; the French bizarre is practically equivalent to grotesque.

   Antonyms:
   common, customary, familiar, natural, normal, ordinary, regular, usual

   Synonyms:
   anomalous, bizarre, comical, crotchety, curious, droll, eccentric, erratic, extraordinary, fantastic, funny, grotesque, laughable, ludicrous, odd, peculiar, preposterous, quaint, queer, ridiculous, singular, strange, uncommon, unique, unmatched, whimsical

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1. unusual

   Synonyms:
   rare, unwonted, singular, uncommon, remarkable, strange, extraordinary

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 4 votes

1. unusualadjective

   not usual or common or ordinary

   "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite"

   Antonyms:
   usual, common, wonted(a), chronic, habitual, inveterate, regular, accustomed, customary

   Synonyms:
   strange

2. strange, unusualadjective

   being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

   "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has"

   Antonyms:
   habitual, common, regular, chronic, customary, accustomed, wonted(a), inveterate, usual

   Synonyms:
   foreign, unknown, strange

3. unusualadjective

   not commonly encountered

   "two-career families are no longer unusual"

   Antonyms:
   wonted(a), usual, habitual, regular, chronic, inveterate, customary, common, accustomed

   Synonyms:
   strange

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1. unusualadjective

   Synonyms:
   uncommon, curious, rare, odd, unique, extraordinary, anomalous, irregular

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. familar

   being weird and slightly odd. out of the ordinary

   Submitted by anonymous on September 22, 2020  

How to use unusual in a sentence?

1. Sarah Combs:

   The interesting thing with rhinovirus is that normally it would cause just the common cold, it's normally a very mild virus. It's the most common cause of the common cold, so it is unusual that we're seeing children get sicker than we'd expect. And really what we see is that children are just getting that much sicker, you know, they may be requiring things like BiPap to breathe.

2. Alfred North Whitehead:

   It takes a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious.

3. Missouri Department of Natural Resources:

   It’s not unusual for facilities to submit their own analysis.

4. Kylie Minogue:

   When I was named Kylie, there was like ... I think I met one person older than me called Kylie, so it was kind of unusual.

5. Larry Noble:

   What is unusual is having a violation where it's been alleged that the candidate and now president was allegedly involved and personally directed the violation.

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