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Synonyms for conventional
kənˈvɛn ʃə nlcon·ven·tion·al
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Wiktionary
conventionaladjective
Synonyms:
stereotypical, typicalAntonyms:
out of the ordinary, unconventional, atypical, imaginativeconventionaladjective
Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.
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typical, stereotypicalAntonyms:
imaginative, out of the ordinary, atypical, unconventionalconventionaladjective
ordinary, commonplace
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stereotypical, typicalAntonyms:
atypical, unconventional, imaginative, out of the ordinaryconventionaladjective
banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or cliche
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typical, stereotypicalAntonyms:
out of the ordinary, imaginative, unconventional, atypical
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
conventional
Synonyms:
customary, usual, ordinary, stipulated, prevalent, socialAntonyms:
unusual, unsocial, legal, compulsory, statutable, immutable, natural, invariable
Princeton's WordNet
conventionaladjective
following accepted customs and proprieties
"conventional wisdom"; "she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior"; "conventional forms of address"
Synonyms:
established, ceremonious, schematic, formalAntonyms:
spacey, offbeat, irregular, spacy, unconventional, bizarre, alternative, outlandish, rakish, kinky, far-out, funky, raffish, go-as-you-please, representational, flakey, eccentric, devil-may-care, unorthodox, off-the-wall, nontraditional, freakish, gonzo, spaced-out, nuclear, outre, freaky, quirky, bohemian, atomic, way-out, flaky, untraditional, maverick, informal, thermonuclearconventional, establishedadjective
conforming with accepted standards
"a conventional view of the world"
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accomplished, naturalized, schematic, established, formal, effected, ceremonious, constitutedAntonyms:
bizarre, offbeat, flaky, untraditional, kinky, thermonuclear, devil-may-care, spacy, freakish, eccentric, off-the-wall, far-out, unconventional, alternative, unorthodox, outre, quirky, flakey, gonzo, rakish, go-as-you-please, spacey, spaced-out, irregular, nuclear, funky, outlandish, way-out, freaky, informal, atomic, raffish, nontraditional, representational, maverick, bohemianconventionaladjective
(weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy
"conventional warfare"; "conventional weapons"
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established, ceremonious, schematic, formalAntonyms:
unconventional, outre, kinky, go-as-you-please, alternative, freaky, way-out, spaced-out, off-the-wall, funky, flaky, gonzo, quirky, eccentric, freakish, spacy, informal, bizarre, offbeat, far-out, devil-may-care, rakish, flakey, spacey, bohemian, thermonuclear, irregular, untraditional, atomic, nuclear, representational, maverick, unorthodox, outlandish, nontraditional, raffishconventionaladjective
unimaginative and conformist
"conventional bourgeois lives"; "conventional attitudes"
Synonyms:
established, ceremonious, schematic, formalAntonyms:
flakey, devil-may-care, way-out, unconventional, freaky, nontraditional, eccentric, thermonuclear, offbeat, spacy, outre, flaky, informal, far-out, bohemian, kinky, quirky, spacey, off-the-wall, untraditional, gonzo, spaced-out, funky, representational, maverick, unorthodox, outlandish, rakish, raffish, go-as-you-please, irregular, freakish, atomic, nuclear, alternative, bizarreconventional, formal, schematicadjective
represented in simplified or symbolic form
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established, ceremonious, courtly, schematic, formal, statelyAntonyms:
offbeat, flaky, go-as-you-please, funky, outlandish, devil-may-care, thermonuclear, spacy, kinky, atomic, far-out, off-the-wall, unorthodox, bizarre, quirky, eccentric, freakish, spacey, irregular, freaky, outre, raffish, alternative, nuclear, informal, gonzo, way-out, rakish, flakey, unconventional, nontraditional, spaced-out, maverick, untraditional, representational, bohemianconventionaladjective
in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past
"a conventional church wedding with the bride in traditional white"; "the conventional handshake"
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established, ceremonious, schematic, formalAntonyms:
raffish, unconventional, devil-may-care, representational, outre, spacy, off-the-wall, irregular, gonzo, freakish, flakey, bizarre, go-as-you-please, far-out, untraditional, alternative, nontraditional, informal, eccentric, kinky, spacey, flaky, way-out, quirky, funky, spaced-out, outlandish, freaky, bohemian, rakish, thermonuclear, atomic, offbeat, unorthodox, maverick, nuclearceremonious, conventionaladjective
rigidly formal or bound by convention
"their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt"
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established, ceremonious, pompous, schematic, formalAntonyms:
funky, spacy, freakish, flaky, eccentric, far-out, spaced-out, offbeat, outlandish, flakey, outre, gonzo, spacey, way-out, unconventional, go-as-you-please, nuclear, freaky, unorthodox, kinky, devil-may-care, off-the-wall, bizarre, raffish, representational, rakish, alternative, untraditional, thermonuclear, irregular, quirky, nontraditional, maverick, bohemian, informal, atomic
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
conventionaladjective
Synonyms:
stipulated, agreed on, bargained forconventionaladjective
Synonyms:
usual, customary, common, habitual, wonted, accustomed, ordinary, regular, every-day
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "conventional":
traditional, classical, classic, classics, treaty, treaty-based, mainstream, contractual, ordinary, fever, regular
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#558 | social | |
#1299 | regular | |
#1360 | classic | |
#1635 | established | |
#1721 | traditional | |
#2367 | classical | |
#3408 | formal | |
#3598 | typical | |
#4152 | usual | |
#4322 | classics | |
#4690 | ordinary | |
#5273 | conventional | |
#6651 | treaty | |
#6935 | fever | |
#7350 | accomplished | |
#7495 | mainstream | |
#13134 | contractual | |
#16348 | constituted | |
#17115 | schematic | |
#17672 | prevalent | |
#18078 | customary | |
#19714 | effected | |
#21550 | stipulated | |
#26755 | stately | |
#42051 | naturalized | |
#42475 | stereotypical | |
#51574 | pompous | |
#78368 | courtly | |
#231105 | ceremonious |
How to use conventional in a sentence?
Create a vision and never let the environment, other people's beliefs, or the limits of what has been done in the past shape your decisions. Ignore conventional wisdom.
It's important for the American public to understand, and for the folks in politics to understand as well that we are already receiving guidance from the CDC on how to reuse our PPE. That is a deviation from the standard of care. Normally in what we would call conventional care, we would wear a different mask for every single patient, but we're already being asked to use those for multiple patients if not multiple days. That is a significant deviation from the standard. If we had enough equipment, we would wear one mask per patient as it has been recommended for decades.
The North Sea for us will be an area where we will have to take a look, as we have to do with our entire conventional upstream, now that we have a much enlarged portfolio.
We believe that everyone should be empowered to unlock their true potential in being a Builder, irrespective of what they know, what they have and what they are afraid of. In everything we do, we believe in pushing the boundaries of conventional thinking; to look at every problem differently and from the ground up.”
There's no doubt in my mind that vaping is safer than conventional smoking.
Translations for conventional
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- تقليديArabic
- обикновен, стандартен, традиционенBulgarian
- convencionalCatalan, Valencian
- konvenčníCzech
- herkömmlich, konventionellGerman
- συμβατικόςGreek
- convencionalSpanish
- معمولیPersian
- konventionaalinen, tavanomainenFinnish
- conventionnelFrench
- gnásúilIrish
- पारंपरिकHindi
- hagyományosHungarian
- convenzionaleItalian
- קונבנציונליHebrew
- 従来型のJapanese
- 전통적인Korean
- konwencjonalny, umownyPolish
- convencionalPortuguese
- convenziunalRomansh
- convenționalRomanian
- консервати́вный, обычный, станда́ртный, традицио́нный, общепри́нятый, обы́чный, обыкнове́нный, конвенцио́нныйRussian
- konvencionálenSlovene
- konventionellSwedish
- సంప్రదాయTelugu
- звичайнийUkrainian
- קאַנווענשאַנאַלYiddish
- 常规Chinese
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