Antonyms for unusual


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-yoo-zhoo-uhl, -yoozh-wuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈyu ʒu əl, -ˈyuʒ wəl


Definition of unusual

Origin :
  • 1580s, from un- (1) "not" + usual. Related: Unusually.
  • adj different
Example sentences :
  • Now, Mr. Bines, I like him and I dare say you've done the best thing for him, unusual as it was.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • This is certainly a very high and unusual devise to so young a creature.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • This was an unusual event, as he rarely interfered with them during play hours.
  • Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
  • You have not done a stroke of work all this morning; quite an unusual thing for you, George.
  • Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
  • Gerald Raymount was a man of an unusual combination of qualities.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • In some features, one of the most unusual I have seen since I have been practicing law.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • This meal is not in the least unusual, but it is very dainty and pleasing.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • It was such a wonderful day; it was such an unusual and delicious feast.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • The Wabash had a good passage out, without any unusual occurrence.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • This was so unusual, that Belinda could not avoid taking notice of it.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Synonyms for unusual

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