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conventional Definition

con·ven·tional (kən ven′s̸hə nəl)

adjective

  1. having to do with a convention or assembly
  2. of, sanctioned by, or growing out of custom or usage; customary
    1. depending on or conforming to formal or accepted standards or rules rather than nature; not natural, original, or spontaneous conventional behavior
    2. not unusual or extreme; ordinary
  4. stylized; conventionalized
  5. nonnuclear conventional weapons
  6. Law based on an agreement between parties; contractual

Etymology: LL conventionalis

conventional Related Forms

con·ven′·tion·al·ism′ noun con·ven′·tion·al·ist noun con·ven′·tion·ally adverb

conventional Synonyms

conventional

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  1. Established by convention

    accustomed, prevailing, accepted, customary, regular, standard, orthodox, traditional, habitual, wonted, normal, typical, expected, usual, routine, general, everyday, commonplace, ordinary, plain, current, popular, prevalent, predominant, expected, well-known, stereotyped, in established usage; see also sense 2, accepted, common 1, familiar 1, habitual 1, popular 3, traditional 2.

    Antonyms atypical, unusual*, unpopular. *

  2. In accordance with convention

    established, sanctioned, correct, confirmed, seemly, decorous, proper, decent, fit, fitting, fixed, standard, set, conforming, conformable, fashionable, formal, ritual, ceremonious, right, precise, ceremonial, not taboo, prearranged, undivergent, undeviating, orderly, arranged, stiff, rigid, stylish, modish, comme il faut (French), according to Hoyle*; see also sense 1, fit 1.

    Antonyms relaxed, unconventional, spontaneous.

  3. Devoted to or bound by convention

    formal, stereotyped, unoriginal, orthodox, narrow, narrow-minded, illiberal, dogmatic, conformist, insular, parochial, strict, rigid, puritanical, inflexible, hidebound, conservative, traditional, doctrinal, conforming, literal, believing, unheterodox, not heretical, canonical, scriptural, literal, bigoted, obstinate, straight-laced, stodgy, stuffy*, straight*, square*, button-down*; see also conservative, polite 1, prejudiced.

    Antonyms liberal*, broad-minded*, unconventional. *

  4. Formalized; said especially of artistic designs

    conventionalized, stylized, regularized; see regular 3.

conventional Usage Examples

Infinitive complement

combine: Please note that when considering suicide data, it is conventional to combine deaths by intentional self harm with deaths of undetermined intent.

Modifies a noun

  • wisdom: Hit with an conventional wisdom you'd states provides insurance the first major.
  • breeding: The story of the Killer Bee provides a cautionary tale -- from conventional breeding.
  • medicine: However, the benefits of conventional medicine remained apparent.
  • weapon: The report does note a minority of intelligence analysts believes the tubes are for conventional weapons, not a nuclear program.
  • farming: With conventional farming, you don't want the public around your farm?
  • method: Conventional mining methods are not suited to working the deeply buried or offshore coal deposits.

Modifying Another Word

  • purely: Its crucial you dont see economic development as purely conventional private sector model.
  • merely: They put real details of portraiture into things that are thought merely conventional.
  • entirely: To be a novel, it is generally considered desirable to have some kind of story and in this Hogan is entirely conventional.
  • pretty: Until starting Your Move Games, Inc. , I had a pretty conventional " business " background.
  • rather: The result seems to be a rather conventional disciplinary hierarchy in which history provides the context which English uses to inform its literary analysis.
  • largely: It's a largely conventional acoustic jazz piano set, recorded with Canadians Duncan Hopkins ( bass ) and Anthony Michelli ( drums ).

Used with adjective complement

  • replace: Rather than just replacing conventional welding techniques, lasers can now deliver " brand new processing systems " .
  • seem: The saucer's look seems conventional to the extent that it is a domed disk.
  • remain: The diversity of his compositions demonstrate his desire to experiment with many forms, even if the format and orchestration remained conventional.
  • look: The effect is unnerving since although a scene looks conventional, it feels wrong.
  • become: Of course it is important that you don't become conventional about what is you think you might want to do.
  • use: Model descriptions are create using conventional CAD tools, and the data produced is used to drive large, expensive model building machines.