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conventional

The word “conventional” has 4 syllables: con-ven-tion-al

It's pronounced as /kənˈvɛnʃənl/

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In the thesaurus, “conventional” has 73 synonyms and 61 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for conventional along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for conventional

Antonyms for conventional

Meanings of conventional

  • noun
    1. A conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or coupon) every six months until maturity, at which point the holder receives the final payment and the return of the principal.
  • adjective
    1. Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.
    2. Ordinary, commonplace.
    3. Banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd.
    4. Pertaining to a weapon which is not a weapon of mass destruction.
    5. Making use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
    6. In accordance with a bidding convention, as opposed to a natural bid.

Example Sentences

  • He prefers a conventional approach to solving problems.
  • Their design breaks away from conventional architecture.
  • She wore a conventional dress to the formal event.
  • Critics argue that the film felt too conventional and predictable.
  • Instead of using conventional methods, they experimented with new techniques.

On this page you'll find 134 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to conventional, such as: abnormal, accepted, accustomed, age-old, aged, ageless, ancestral.

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habitual

  • 24-7
  • accepted
  • accustomed
  • addicted
  • addicting
  • apt
  • around-the-clock
  • automatic
  • born
  • bred-in-the-bone
  • chronic
  • common
  • confirmed
  • constant
  • continual
  • conventional
  • customary
  • cyclic
  • cyclical
  • deep-rooted
  • deep-seated
  • disciplined
  • dyed-in-the-wool
  • entrenched
  • expected
  • familiar
  • fixed
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  • hardened
  • hourly
  • inbred
  • inclined
  • incorrigible
  • ingrained
  • inherent
  • innate
  • intermittent
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  • intrinsic
  • inveterate
  • iterated
  • iterative
  • mechanical
  • methodical
  • mulish
  • natural
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  • obstinate
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  • perfunctory
  • periodic
  • periodical
  • permanent
  • perpetual
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  • practiced
  • prone
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  • repeat
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  • rooted
  • round-the-clock
  • routine
  • seasoned
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  • set
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  • steady
  • stubborn
  • systematic
  • traditional
  • unchanging
  • unfailing
  • unreconstructed
  • unregenerate
  • used
  • usual
  • wonted

hack

hackney

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