garden-variety

adjective

ˈgär-dᵊn-və-ˈrī-ə-tē How to pronounce garden-variety (audio)
Definition of garden-varietynext
1
as in normal
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events the once-powerful hurricane eventually abated into just a garden-variety tropical storm

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2
as in usual
often observed or encountered the bakery's extravagant creations are not your garden-variety wedding cakes

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Recent Examples of garden-variety This will not be your garden-variety sports labor dispute. — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2026 Sure, there are your garden-variety influencers with their performative prossecco and rental resortwear, but these guests don’t announce their net worth—because their wears do it for them. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026 In a career spanning six decades, Weir was key to developing the Grateful Dead from garden-variety psychedelic rockers as the Warlocks to godfathers of the jam band genre. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 15 Jan. 2026 Some point to the usual suspects — the Illuminati, Bohemian Grove, garden-variety Satanists. — Lane Brown, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for garden-variety
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garden-variety
  1. normal
  2. usual
  3. ordinary
  4. ubiquitous
  5. typical
  6. common
  7. average
  8. familiar
Adjective
  • Maybe redemption is too strong a word, but with all of this attention on Luke, Joe’s normal-bordering-on-wholesome fling with Kayley is a breath of fresh air.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026
  • That could eventually help mobile carriers extend voice, text and data coverage beyond normal cell towers.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of normal
Adjective
  • So, hotels may have obtained a financial boost from the tournament but due to setting higher rates than usual, not because of a massive increase in number of guests.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • Wrexham will also stay in Florida for longer than is usual on these tours to take advantage of the excellent training facilities, only flying up to New York the day before the Liverpool match.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of usual
Adjective
  • Bhagawat Dulal, a Soccer for Success coach who now also translates for detainees, said even ordinary life has started to feel dangerous.
    — Maansi Srivastava, NPR, 21 July 2026
  • Even the ordinary act of scrolling in bed can throw the system off.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2026
Definition of ordinary
Adjective
  • This now ubiquitous queso dip add-in was born in 1943 at a canning plant in a tiny Rio Grande Valley town.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 23 July 2026
  • Yes, a bit of deception has long been standard in listing photos — a wide lens, a bit of color saturation to make a viewless window appear brighter — but the tools today are more sophisticated, cheaper, and pretty ubiquitous.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 21 July 2026
Definition of ubiquitous
Adjective
  • That 1982 campaign was typical of the misfortune that plagued Keegan’s international career.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Cases of cyclosporiasis are known to rise during spring and summer months in the US, with a typical season running from the start of May through the end of August, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Definition of typical
Adjective
  • The combination of these two groups feeding on a single stem of common milkweed cleared all the leaves and seed pods within three days.
    — Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • The biggest common factor across Asia is longevity, Park said – and how people are thinking differently about the final part of their lives.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
Definition of common
Adjective
  • There has been no significant rain in July, and temperatures are above average.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Also, the average lifespan of an incandescent bulb is only 1,000 hours.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of average
Adjective
  • Children grow up without the network of neighboors, relatives and familiar adults that used to make a place feel safe.
    — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Drawing inspiration from the classic old fashioned cocktail, this fruit-forward IPA delivers familiar flavors in a delightfully different form.
    — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 21 July 2026
Definition of familiar

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“Garden-variety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garden-variety. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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