CONVENTIONALLY Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

conventionally

adverb

Definition of conventionally

as in traditionally

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Recent Examples of conventionally Gold's been rallying even as the 10-year yield tests multiyear highs and real interest rates climb, which conventionally has been considered a negative for gold, a nonyielding asset. — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 After Tuesday’s stunning primary results, their ticket for November is led by outspoken Democratic Socialist Angie Nixon for Senate and conventionally moderate David Jolly for governor. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 Vuong’s photographs are displayed rather conventionally on the gallery walls, but the viewing experience is enhanced by images of his that have been printed on cloth banners that hang in the center of the space. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026 Geochemists have conventionally assumed that radioactive elements are distributed evenly throughout the mantle, because the flowing rock should mix everything together. — James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 Many of Ellis’s most awful characters are the most conventionally attractive, their looks serving as a shield against their various crimes; Murphy co-created The Beauty, in which tech moguls and assassins kill to be beautiful. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026 There’s no doubt that Skarsgård, a conventionally attractive actor known to take on eccentric and unconventional roles, is also playing a big part in the film’s allure. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026 Often, these terms seem to be used interchangeably in discussion of the Democrats, and much of the Party’s establishment is indeed moderate as conventionally understood. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 The hotter summer months conventionally trigger blood shortages because people are more likely to injure themselves while spending time outdoors. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 29 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conventionally

traditionally

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Some of these varieties are also traditionally fermented, a process that can provide probiotics, notes Messer.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Hsueh isn’t alone in touting gold — traditionally viewed as a safe-haven — amid the recent turmoil.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026