Deviate and Ordinary

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Deviate adjective - Departing from some accepted standard of what is normal.

Usage example: the mother's deviate response to her child's death aroused suspicions

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Ordinary is an antonym for deviate.

Nearby Words: deviation, deviant, deviating, deviance

Ordinary adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.

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Deviate is an antonym for ordinary.

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