| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accepted | generally regarded as normal |
| 2. | accustomed | usual through repeated experience |
| 3. | all-purpose | suited to many regular uses |
| 4. | average | ordinary; not exceptional |
| 5. | banal | so common as dull |
| 6. | beige | plain and unexciting |
| 7. | bland | not exciting or distinctive |
| 8. | bread-and-butter | basic and everyday |
| 9. | bread-and-butterish | basic and ordinary |
| 10. | businesslike | plain and practical |
| 11. | casual | relaxed and ordinary |
| 12. | colorless | lacking interest or character |
| 13. | common | frequently seen or experienced |
| 14. | commonplace | ordinary and unsurprising |
| 15. | constant | regularly present or happening |
| 16. | continual | repeated very often |
| 17. | conventional | following common practice |
| 18. | customary | usual according to custom |
| 19. | daily | happening each day |
| 20. | day-to-day | part of normal daily life |
| 21. | default | usual choice or setting |
| 22. | down-to-earth | practical and ordinary |
| 23. | drab | dull and ordinary |
| 24. | earthy | plain and practical |
| 25. | established | long accepted as usual |
| 26. | ever-present | always commonly there |
| 27. | familiar | well known from repeated experience |
| 28. | featureless | without notable qualities |
| 29. | forgettable | not memorable or special |
| 30. | formulaic | following a usual pattern |
| 31. | frequent | happening often |
| 32. | functional | made for ordinary use |
| 33. | garden-variety | ordinary and commonplace |
| 34. | go-to | regularly chosen or used |
| 35. | gray | dull and ordinary |
| 36. | habitual | done regularly by habit |
| 37. | hackneyed | overused and unoriginal |
| 38. | homely | plain and everyday |
| 39. | homespun | simple and ordinary |
| 40. | humdrum | dull and routine |
| 41. | incidental | minor and routine |
| 42. | informal | suited to ordinary situations |
| 43. | low-key | quiet and ordinary |
| 44. | mainstream | widely accepted as normal |
| 45. | matter-of-fact | practical and ordinary |
| 46. | meat-and-potatoes | basic and practical |
| 47. | middle-of-the-road | moderate and conventional |
| 48. | middlebrow | conventional and ordinary |
| 49. | modest | plain and not showy |
| 50. | mundane | lacking excitement; very ordinary |
| 51. | nine-to-five | ordinary working life |
| 52. | no-frills | basic and practical |
| 53. | nondescript | lacking distinctive features |
| 54. | normal | typical and expected |
| 55. | off-the-shelf | standard and ready-made |
| 56. | office | relating to routine work |
| 57. | oft-seen | seen very often |
| 58. | oft-used | used very often |
| 59. | old-hat | too familiar to impress |
| 60. | ordinary | common and not special |
| 61. | pedestrian | dull and ordinary |
| 62. | persistent | continuing regularly over time |
| 63. | plain | simple and not special |
| 64. | practical | suited to ordinary use |
| 65. | predictable | as expected and usual |
| 66. | prevailing | most common at a time |
| 67. | prosaic | plain and unromantic |
| 68. | quotidian | of ordinary daily life |
| 69. | received | commonly accepted or standard |
| 70. | recurrent | happening again and again |
| 71. | regular | occurring in a steady pattern |
| 72. | repeated | done again regularly |
| 73. | routine | usual and regularly repeated |
| 74. | run-of-the-mill | average and unremarkable |
| 75. | serviceable | useful for regular use |
| 76. | settled | fixed into a usual pattern |
| 77. | shopworn | overfamiliar and ordinary |
| 78. | simple | plain and ordinary |
| 79. | standard | usual rather than exceptional |
| 80. | staple | basic and regularly used |
| 81. | steady | regular and consistent |
| 82. | stock | regularly used; standard |
| 83. | threadbare | worn out from overuse |
| 84. | time-tested | proved through regular use |
| 85. | timeworn | very familiar from long use |
| 86. | tried-and-true | reliably used often |
| 87. | typical | showing usual qualities |
| 88. | undistinguished | not standing out |
| 89. | uneventful | without anything unusual |
| 90. | unremarkable | not unusual or notable |
| 91. | unshowy | not flashy or special |
| 92. | unspectacular | not exciting or notable |
| 93. | usual | normally expected or done |
| 94. | vanilla | plain and conventional |
| 95. | well-known | familiar and common |
| 96. | well-worn | familiar from much use |
| 97. | widespread | found commonly in many places |
| 98. | wonted | customary or usual |
| 99. | workaday | ordinary and practical |
| 100. | workmanlike | practical and competent |

