Definition for Conventional:

• Based upon tradition, whether religious and historical or of artistic rules.

Synonyms for Conventional:

• adj.

  •accepted (adjective)
  • Condoned,
  • prevalent,
  • approved,
  • standard,
  • sanctioned,
  • established.
  •average (adjective)
  • median,
  • predominant,
  • middling,
  • midmost,
  • mean,
  • mid,
  • middle-of-the-road,
  • medium,
  • run-of-the-mill,
  • moderate,
  • everyday,
  • halfway,
  • mezzo,
  • stereotype,
  • dominant.
  •conforming (adjective)
  • conformist,
  • mannerly,
  • Adhering,
  • consist,
  • Aping,
  • complying,
  • Acquiescing,
  • submissive,
  • conforming,
  • obedient,
  • congruous,
  • proper,
  • regular,
  • formal.
  •habitual (adjective)
  • conditioned,
  • well-worn,
  • Acclimated,
  • timeworn,
  • custom,
  • disciplined,
  • recurrent,
  • habitual,
  • routine.
  •mediocre (adjective)
  • no great shakes.
  •narrow-minded (adjective)
  • opinionated.
  •orderly (adjective)
  • in order.
  •orthodox (adjective)
  • doctrinal,
  • in line.
  •proper (adjective)
  • kosher.
  •regular (adjective)
  • continual,
  • chronic,
  • mundane,
  • epochal,
  • rhythmic,
  • steady,
  • frequent,
  • prevailing,
  • metronomic,
  • periodic,
  • canonical,
  • general,
  • constant,
  • Predominating,
  • universal,
  • cyclical,
  • monotonous.
  •right-wing (adjective)
  • ultra-conservative.
  •stuffy (adjective)
  • self-important.
  •unexceptional (adjective)
  • unexceptional.
  •unoriginal (adjective)
  • predictable,
  • pedestrian,
  • bigoted,
  • dogmatic,
  • puritanical,
  • illiberal,
  • rube,
  • rigid,
  • strict,
  • sober,
  • straight-laced,
  • demure,
  • obstinate,
  • moral,
  • inflexible,
  • hidebound,
  • isolationist,
  • prosaic,
  • insular,
  • lame,
  • humdrum,
  • drippy,
  • not heretical,
  • literal.
  •uptight (adjective)
  • old fashioned.

• n.

  •conventional (noun)
  • stodgy,
  • buttoned-down,
  • received,
  • button-down,
  • straight,
  • ceremonious,
  • stereotypic,
  • stereotyped,
  • schematic,
  • square,
  • unimaginative,
  • nonrepresentational,
  • stereotypical.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • decent,
  • nonnuclear,
  • Establishmentarian,
  • official,
  • anti-personnel,
  • anti-tank,
  • unexploded.
  •
  • strategic,
  • long-range,
  • grammatical,
  • genteel,
  • recognized.
  •
  • tactical.
  •
  • dull.
  •characteristic
  • typical.
  •ordinary
  • undistinguished.
  •overnice
  • prudish.
  •wonted
  • expected.

Paraphrases for Conventional:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    traditional, classical.
  • Proper noun, singular
    traditional, classical.
  • Noun, plural
    classical.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    traditional.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, plural
    conventions.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    unconventional, non-conventional.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    contractual, usual, typical, ordinary, treaty-based, non-traditional, common, conservative, customary, consensual, nontraditional, formal, commonplace, habitual, incandescent, treaty-monitoring, untraditional, general, banal, pictorial, wellness, alternative, classic, nominal, built-in, historical, simple, nostalgic, old-fashioned, agreement.
  • Proper noun, singular
    arrangements, classic.
  • Noun, plural
    agreements, practices, comics, protocols, Treaties, norms.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    regular.

Antonyms for Conventional:

• adj.

  • all
    nuclear, unconventional.
  • common, normal
    exotic, new, unique, foreign, unusual, abnormal, uncommon, strange, different, original, extraordinary, rare, uncustomary, irregular.
  • Other antonyms:
    improper, hot, inappropriate, latest, unofficial, way out, exceptional, newfangled, indecorous, modern, representational, contemporary, unsuitable, unauthorized, unfit, unbecoming, new age, new-fashioned, up-to-date, freewheeling, incorrect, present-day, unpopular, quirky, ultramodern, space age, Unapt, untraditional, modernistic, current, unhappy, high-tech, infelicitous, nonstandard, updated, kinky, graceless, unseemly, modernized, mod, thermonuclear, red hot, casual, GONZO, futuristic, inept, state of the art.

Homophones for Conventional:

• combinational, conventionally.