everyday

adjective

ev·​ery·​day ˈev-rē-ˌdā  ˌev-re-ˈdā 

: encountered or used routinely or typically : ordinary

everyday clothes

everydayness

ˌev-rē-ˈdā-nəs 

noun

Synonyms

• average
• common
• commonplace
• cut-and-dried
• cut-and-dry
• garden-variety
• normal
• ordinary
• prosaic
• routine
• run-of-the-mill
• standard
• standard-issue
• unexceptional
• unremarkable
• usual
• workaday

Examples of everyday in a Sentence

Don't let the problems of everyday life get you down.

we're just an everyday family, with a dog and a cat and bills to pay

Recent Examples on the Web

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The Mormon couple would regularly film their everyday life in Springville, Utah, and post up to five days per week, according to The Washington Post. —Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025

In the meantime, the resulting chaos is preventing the government from carrying out its everyday functions. —Joseph P. Tomain, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2025

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Word History

First Known Use

1628, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for everyday

• andromache
• bioassay
• cabriolet
• cercariae
• communique
• companionway
• compositae
• decussate
• examinee
• fabaceae
• glyphosate
• microarray

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Kids Definition

everyday

adjective

ev·​ery·​day ˌev-rē-ˌdā 

: used, suitable for, or seen every day : ordinary

everyday clothes