Ordinary
True
True adjective - Having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind.
Usage example: paleontologists are still debating whether the fossil is that of a true dinosaur or a precursor
Both words in one sentence
- Glamour Failure: When Nyx is magically made to look like an ordinary filly, camera flashes briefly reveal her true appearance.
-
It seems just like an ordinary amusement park, until you realize its true purpose is to turn naughty children into donkeys.
Source: Amusement Park of Doom -
Double subverted in The Devil's Advocate as the Al Pacino devil looks like an ordinary guy until he shows his true form.
Source: Big Red Devil
Cite this Source
True and Ordinary. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ordinary/true
Ordinary & True. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ordinary/true>.
True or Ordinary. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ordinary/true.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "ordinary" and "true" have occurred on timeline