conventional
/kən'venʃənl/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Following accepted customs, rules, or styles: "Conventional" describes something that is based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed.
- Traditional, not new or original: It can refer to ideas, methods, or things that are ordinary and typical, rather than innovative or unusual.
- Not nuclear (weaponry): In a military context, "conventional" refers to weapons or warfare that use non-nuclear explosives and forces.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- He made a conventional choice by studying law.
- The wedding was very conventional, with all the traditional ceremonies.
- The army is equipped with conventional weapons.
Advanced Usage
"Conventional wisdom": A generally accepted theory or belief.
- The conventional wisdom was that the economy would improve quickly.
"Conventional morality": Moral standards that are widely accepted in a society.
- His actions challenged the conventional morality of his time.
Variants and Related Words
Conventionally (adverb): In a conventional manner.
- She was conventionally dressed for the interview.
Conventionality (noun): The quality of being conventional.
- The conventionality of the design made it popular.
Unconventional (adjective): Not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed; unusual.
- His unconventional teaching methods were very effective.
Synonyms
- Traditional: Following long-established customs or beliefs.
- Orthodox: Conforming to what is generally or traditionally accepted as right or true.
- Customary: According to the customs or usual practices of a particular group or society.
Antonyms
- Unconventional: Not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed.
- Radical: Relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching or thorough.
- Innovative: Featuring new methods; advanced and original.
Related Phrases
Conventional forces: Military forces that use non-nuclear weapons.
- The treaty aimed to reduce conventional forces in Europe.
Conventional symbol: A symbol that has an understood or widely accepted meaning.
- A dove is a conventional symbol for peace.
Adjective
- rigidly formal or bound by convention
- their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt
- in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past
- a conventional church wedding with the bride in traditional white
- the conventional handshake
- represented in simplified or symbolic form
- unimaginative and conformist
- conventional bourgeois lives
- conventional attitudes
- (weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy
- conventional warfare
- conventional weapons
- conforming with accepted standards
- a conventional view of the world
- following accepted customs and proprieties
- conventional wisdom
- she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior
- conventional forms of address