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conventional
[ kuhn-ven-shuh-nl ]
adjective
- conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste:
conventional behavior.
- pertaining to convention or general agreement; established by general consent or accepted usage; arbitrarily determined:
conventional symbols.
Synonyms: , ,
- ordinary rather than different or original:
conventional phraseology.
- not using, making, or involving nuclear weapons or energy; nonnuclear:
conventional warfare.
- Art.
- in accordance with an accepted manner, model, or tradition.
- (of figurative art) represented in a generalized or simplified manner.
- of or relating to a convention, agreement, or compact.
- Law. resting on consent, express or implied.
- of or relating to a convention or assembly.
conventional
/ əˈɛʃəə /
adjective
- following the accepted customs and proprieties, esp in a way that lacks originality
conventional habits
- established by accepted usage or general agreement
- of or relating to a convention or assembly
- law based upon the agreement or consent of parties
- arts represented in a simplified or generalized way; conventionalized
- (of weapons, warfare, etc) not nuclear
noun
- bridge another word for convention
Derived Forms
- DzˈԳپDzԲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- Dz·tDz·· noun
- Dz·tDz·· adverb
- t·Dz·tDz· adjective
- anti·Dz·tDz·· adverb
- anti·Dz·tDz·· noun adjective
- ԴDzcDz·tDz· adjective
- nonDz·tDz·· adverb
- ܲȴ-Dz·tDz· adjective
- quasi-Dz·tDz·· adverb
- i·Dz·tDz· adjective
- semi·Dz·tDz·· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of conventional1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Second, airstrikes or even conventional cruise missile strikes, like in 2019, are also on the table - each carrying the risk of a retaliatory spiral, as seen in the air skirmishes that followed then.
Carney's election pitch on energy is to turn Canada into "a world leading superpower in both clean and conventional energy".
A frustrated filmmaker trapped in the role of housewife, she found herself increasingly alienated from Matthew, who seemed content with their conventional existence.
Donald Trump continues to smash the conventional wisdom, norms, institutions, rule of law and U.S. democracy.
The happy ending that begins “Regency Girls” is eventually earned, though the conventional romantic story lines are rewritten.
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