Ordinary and Textbook

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

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Textbook is an antonym for ordinary.

Textbook adjective - Constituting, serving as, or worthy of being a pattern to be imitated.

Usage example: a textbook example of a film that captures the feel of the novel on which it is based

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Ordinary is an antonym for textbook.

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Textbook and Ordinary. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ordinary/textbook

Ordinary & Textbook. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ordinary/textbook>.

Textbook or Ordinary. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ordinary/textbook.

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