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noun

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How does the adjective regular differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of regular are natural, normal, and typical. While all these words mean "being of the sort or kind that is expected as usual, ordinary, or average," regular stresses conformity to a rule, standard, or pattern.

the club's regular monthly meeting

In what contexts can natural take the place of regular?

The words natural and regular are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, 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 is it sensible to use normal instead of regular?

While in some cases nearly identical to regular, 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 typical be a good substitute for regular?

The synonyms typical and regular are sometimes interchangeable, but typical implies showing all important traits of a type, class, or group and may suggest lack of strong individuality.

a typical small town

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of regular
Adjective
And such fatal bargains are all over the work of the filmmaker Paul Verhoeven, who directed RoboCop and Starship Troopers, movies in which the bodies and souls of regular people are commandeered for the benefit of the powerful. Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 21 June 2025 Meanwhile, on social media, videos about two-thousands diet culture have become regular viral fare. Dayna Tortorici, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Noun
Isabella Briggs and Kristen Connolly were cast as series regulars while Sofia Bryant, Lily Donoghue, Zoé de Grand’Maison, Emma Ishta and Tanner Zagarino were cast as recurring cast members. Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 10 June 2025 The Florida Panthers will be without one of their regulars for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for regular
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regular
Adjective
  • Leavitt sources his wood locally, from city streets and other urban spaces in the Greater Los Angeles area — a frequent backdrop in Lynch's films.
    Emma Bowman, NPR, 23 June 2025
  • And while it was given the honor because of its frequent sightings on preppy summer colonies from Bar Harbor to Bermuda, its place of origin is an entire hemisphere away.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • Dependency Analysis And Risk Assessment: Carry out a systematic evaluation of your domain strategy.
    Daniel Strauss, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • For almost five decades, Iran has been run as a police state, where fear, surveillance, and systematic human rights abuses are tools of governance and methods of regime survival.
    Ruth Marks Eglash, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • Additionally, Márquez reported that on Thursday his delegation submitted a formal request to the Apostolic Nunciature in El Salvador, asking for the intervention of Pope Leo and citing the pontiff’s commitment to migrant rights.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
  • In a formal address to the Golden State on Tuesday, Newsom ripped Trump and his administration for inflaming an already combustible situation.
    Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • Trump mulled joining the Israeli strikes over the past four days and called for Iran’s unconditional surrender.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
  • Because the show really is about friendship, unconditional friendship between these four and then five girls.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • This means that some particles will decay in the normal world while their counterparts in the mirror would not.
    Zack Savitsky, Wired News, 22 June 2025
  • While the district has enough supply on hand for the nearly 200,000 students who attend district schools, many of those computers are out of warranty and past their normal lifespan, the district’s technology chief told the South Florida Sun Sentinel in an interview last month.
    Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • Unlike earlier immigration marches this week, the No Kings protests are organized to counter the June 14 military parade in D.C., which includes tanks, military vehicles and thousands of soldiers.
    Bethany Wales, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2025
  • The last section includes 250 new recruits or soldiers who are reenlisting.
    Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • The Santal, in South Asia, believed that witches (always female) copulated with spirit familiars and devoured the organs of children.
    Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
  • But before Guillermo leaves for good, Nandor offers him a seat in his coffin, which unexpectedly is revealed to be the secret entrance to the underground crime-fighting lair much to the former familiar's delight and surprise.
    Stacy Lambe, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • To help, managers are launching products with periodic windows of liquidity.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
  • Trump Opens $5 Million Gold Card Visa Waitlist—What To Know There has always been periodic tension between the legal profession and the government’s agendas.
    Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025

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“Regular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regular. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.

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