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Definition of usual:

Such as is in common use; such as occurs in ordinary practice, or in the ordinary course of events; customary; ordinary; habitual; common.

Synonyms:

vernacular, mutual, plebeian, coarse, popular, archetypal, universal, surprise, uncouth, unwashed, traditional, natural, essential, characteristic, typical, public, regular, prototypical, habitual, norm, typical, familiar, classic, customary, rough-cut, accustomed, vulgar, general, wonted, rule.

average (part of speech: adjective)
- mean,
- middling,
- run-of-the-mill,
- normal,
- stereotype,
- halfway,
- customary,
- mid,
- predominant,
- average,
- standard,
- mediocre,
- middle-of-the-road,
- median,
- commonplace,
- midmost,
- dominant,
- ordinary,
- mezzo,
- everyday,
- medium,
- stock,
- conventional,
- common,
- moderate
mediocre (part of speech: adjective)
- banal,
- standard,
- mediocre,
- ordinary,
- modest,
- mundane,
- suburban,
- routine,
- normal,
- so-so,
- average,
- common,
- mean
mediocrity (part of speech: noun)
- mean,
- normalcy,
- average,
- standard,
- modesty,
- commonness,
- banality,
- routine,
- mediocrity,
- ordinariness
frequent (part of speech: adjective)
- prevalent,
- many,
- recurrent,
- repeated,
- habitual,
- often,
- frequent,
- common

Usage examples:

She had not the usual smile on her lips.

- "Bertha Garlan", Arthur Schnitzler.
Yet this time it did look as though Madge had more reason than usual for her excitement.

- "Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid", Amy D. V. Chalmers.
He was with the girls as usual.

- "The School by the Sea", Angela Brazil.