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How does the adjective typical differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of typical are natural, normal, and regular. While all these words mean "being of the sort or kind that is expected as usual, ordinary, or average," typical implies showing all important traits of a type, class, or group and may suggest lack of strong individuality.

a typical small town

When is it sensible to use natural instead of typical?

While in some cases nearly identical to typical, natural applies to what conforms to a thing's essential nature, function, or mode of being.

the natural love of a mother for her child

When can normal be used instead of typical?

The words normal and typical are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, normal implies lack of deviation from what has been discovered or established as the most usual or expected.

normal behavior for a two-year-old

When would regular be a good substitute for typical?

The words regular and typical can be used in similar contexts, but regular stresses conformity to a rule, standard, or pattern.

the club's regular monthly meeting

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of typical Ordinarily, between 1,700 and 2,000 job orders are posted during a typical day shift, and between 1,100 and 1,400 are posted during a standard night shift. Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025 Now the typical buyer is extremely passionate about all outdoor pursuits. Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 6 June 2025 The new requirements must be implemented as part of the state’s typical curriculum updates, the next of which is in 2028. Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 5 June 2025 At a typical targeted gross margin of 60%, the retail price before April 2 would have been $95. Courtney Reagan, CNBC, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for typical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for typical
Adjective
  • In the months since Trump was reelected and returned to the White House, American doctors have shown skyrocketing interest in becoming licensed in Canada, where dozens more than normal have already been cleared to practice, according to Canadian licensing officials and recruiting businesses.
    Brett Kelman, NPR, 29 May 2025
  • Most kids use pacifiers—and up to a certain point, that's totally normal.
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • However, each object is characteristic of its community, made with different varieties of flint and in a particular shape.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 5 June 2025
  • This experimental approach is characteristic of Ulvaeus’s career-long fascination with technological innovation.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • When psychologists and researchers began tracking attention spans in 2004, the average attention span on any screen was about two and a half minutes.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
  • The average African filmmaker doesn’t have that luxury.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • The animal has a long tail and distinctive tufts of soft hair.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 1 June 2025
  • Their selection always includes highly sophisticated and distinctive films that have broadened my cinematic horizons.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • Newsweek contacted the company for comment on Tuesday, outside of standard business hours.
    Joe Edwards Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
  • Specs In Line With The Realme GT 7 Internally, the Realme GT 7 Dream Edition is similar to the standard GT 7.
    Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Adjective
  • Within such simulations, there will be three distinct participant groups: 1.
    Ivan Shvaichenko, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • There is a distinct difference between the two eras.
    Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • Temperatures will remain cooler than usual, with highs reaching 69 degrees in the metro.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2025
  • Nvidia’s Jensen Huang was more somber than usual on the AI juggernaut’s conference call following its blockbuster earnings, according to CNBC’s Kristina Partsinevelos , who has been analyzing all the action in the cult stock for the last 24 hours.
    John Melloy, CNBC, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • The formula for ‘true tackles’ is slightly more long-winded: tackles + challenges lost + fouls committed.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 28 May 2025
  • The young man is at a crossroads between pursuing shallow, glitzy easy money, or being true to his emotional and artistic muses.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 27 May 2025

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“Typical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typical. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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