Ordinary and Shopworn

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

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Shopworn and ordinary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shopworn" instead an adjective "Ordinary".

Shopworn adjective - Used or heard so often as to be dull.

Usage example: the shopworn suggestion to job applicants to “just be yourself”

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Ordinary and shopworn are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ordinary" instead an adjective "Shopworn".

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Shopworn and Ordinary. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ordinary/shopworn

Ordinary & Shopworn. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ordinary/shopworn>.

Shopworn or Ordinary. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ordinary/shopworn.

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