regular, normal, typical, natural 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
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
typical implies showing all important traits of a type, class, or group and may suggest lack of strong individuality.
a typical small town
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
Example Sentences
Adjective Most days she follows a regular routine. The town holds regular meetings. five regular payments of $100 We made regular use of the pool. Getting regular exercise is important. Exercise has become a regular part of my lifestyle. He is a regular contributor to the magazine. The seedlings were planted in regular rows. The wallpaper has a regular pattern of stripes. Noun They are regulars at the bar. He is a regular on the television show. the regulars on a baseball team “What kind of gas do you put in your car?” “I use regular.” We'll have one large soda and two regulars. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
After participants receive the vaccine, they would then be intentionally infected with hepatitis C virus and monitored over several weeks or months during regular check-ins. Andrea L. Cox, STAT, 16 Sep. 2022 The shares ended regular trading down 0.1% and are down 20.8% so far this year. Alex Veiga, ajc, 15 Sep. 2022 Like the regular Mustang GT, the Dark Horse variant is only offered with Ford's Coyote 5.0-liter V-8. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 15 Sep. 2022 The street, where trains travel along a track just inches away from homes and businesses in the Vietnam capital, has long been one of the most popular tourist sites in Hanoi and a regular favorite on social media. Lilit Marcus, CNN, 15 Sep. 2022 Each chef has seen their DMs flood with requests from prospective clients; Ruben says that this year, for the first time, all of her regular clients were sourced from social media alone. Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 15 Sep. 2022 But even then, his job description is often boiled down to what would be expected from any regular edge rusher, lined up across from a tackle with his hand in the dirt. Stephen Means, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2022 Even into my teens, McDonald’s was a regular road trip stop, and every once in a while, a tired parent dropped a bag of Burger King on the dinner table. G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022 In between classes, study sessions, and hanging out at the student union, aim to make regular exercise part of your weekly routine, says Dr. Adams. Kirsten Nunez, SELF, 15 Sep. 2022
Noun
Luca Guadagnino is a regular at the Venice Film Festival. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022 The Duchess is a regular at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London every summer too — a contest Federer has won eight times in his illustrious career. Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022 Carissa Bloom, a regular at E.C. Pops, decided to bring a couple friends for their first visit. Micha Green, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2022 But when handsome local Jude Fuller becomes a regular at Nesto's truck, the two cannot get enough of each other. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 June 2022 Assayas, a French filmmaker who’s a regular at the Cannes film festival (where this TV series debuted in May), is a perennial commenter on the state of the entertainment industry. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 June 2022 Nodding in the direction of the mercurial manager Billy Martin, on the dugout steps, Roger, a regular at the Metropolitan Opera, speculated about potential roles. Mark Singer, The New Yorker, 1 June 2022 Scott Adkins, a regular at the Cannes film market, will lead action thriller Violence of Action alongside Cam Gigandet. Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2022 Chaney, 65, was a breast cancer survivor, a regular at the church and grandmother who loved bingo and going shopping, the Buffalo News reported. Sanya Mansoor, Time, 16 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English reguler, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin regularis regular, from Latin, of a bar, from regula rule — more at rule