Synonyms of par for the course

par for the course

phrase

as in ordinary

being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events

Employee turnover is par for the course here thanks to poor upper management.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ordinary
• normal
• usual
• common
• routine
• typical
• standard
• everyday
• commonplace
• regular
• average
• customary
• familiar
• prosaic
• plain
• garden-variety
• workaday
• natural
• popular
• expected
• run-of-the-mill
• unremarkable
• cut-and-dried
• standard-issue
• homely
• unexceptional
• vulgar
• predictable
• trivial
• habitual
• frequent
• unimportant
• plain-Jane
• insignificant
• unextraordinary
• wonted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unusual
• strange
• exceptional
• abnormal
• extraordinary
• peculiar
• odd
• funny
• curious
• rare
• scarce
• out-of-the-way
• queer
• quaint
• irregular
• anomalous
• atypical
• aberrant
• wild
• way-out
• fantastic
• novel
• phenomenal
• weird
• signal
• bizarre
• outstanding
• eccentric
• outrageous
• far-out
• prominent
• notable
• unique
• untypical
• unorthodox
• unprecedented
• unconventional
• salient
• idiosyncratic
• freak
• singular
• recherché
• striking
• conspicuous
• wacky
• nonconformist
• unexampled
• unparalleled
• offbeat
• oddball
• kooky
• outré
• freakish
• Kafkaesque

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of par for the course

For death penalty critics and observers, the double execution on July 28 is par for the course. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 29 July 2026

After choking back tears just moments earlier, Copenhaver said the commission's decision was par for the course and did not hurt her chances of flipping the election's result. — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 29 July 2026

But that’s par for the course in New York, and overall the apartments are leasing. — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026

This repeat casting is par for the course for Nolan, who has brought many actors from one project to the next throughout his acclaimed career. — Emma Urdangen, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026