Synonyms of normalcy

normalcy

noun

ˈnȯr-məl-sē 

as in normality

the state or fact of being the way things usually are

a combat-weary soldier longing for the normalcy of peacetime life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• normality
• status quo
• currency
• prevalence
• routine
• peace
• groove
• rut
• harmony
• orderliness
• conventionality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abnormality
• irregularity
• disruption
• unusualness
• disturbance
• disruptiveness
• uncommonness
• deviance
• disorderliness
• unconventionality
• extraordinariness
• anomalousness
• remarkableness
• noteworthiness
• exceptionalness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of normalcy

Filing for this temporary restraining order is a vital step towards returning our classrooms to normalcy. —Alex Marrero, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025

Despite intense pressure on civilian areas, Ukraine has managed to preserve and even rebuild a degree of normalcy in everyday life. —Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2025

And a return to normalcy means more than rebuilding schools and educational spaces. —Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025

If successful, Deep’s small-house-sized sentinel units will let scientists and other would-be oceanic explorers live below the surface for longer periods of time and with some greater semblance of normalcy. —Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2025