typical

Like what you normally see or expect from a particular person, thing, or situation.

• This is a typical winter day.
• Her cheerful greeting was typical of her.
• What does a typical working week look like?

How to use it: typical of someone/something (This cold weather is typical of January.); typical for someone/something (These prices are typical for this area.); it is typical of someone to do something (It is typical of him to arrive early.)

Similar words: usual, normal, characteristic, representative

Opposites: atypical, unusual

Common phrases: typical example, typical day, typical of someone

A thing of the usual or standard kind.

• The doctor prescribed a typical.
• This drug belongs to the group known as typicals.
• The study compared typicals with newer medicines.

Opposites: atypical

Common phrases: a typical, a conventional typical