並々|なみなみnaminami[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. na-adjective, nounordinary; commonplaceusu. followed by a negative

• Synonym並なみNeutralRefers to the ordinary or average, often as 「並の人」; it stands alone, whereas 「並々」 usually takes a negative like 「並々ならぬ」 to stress the extraordinary.
• Synonym人並みひとなみNeutralMeans being on a level with most people, as in 「人並みの生活」; it stresses being the same as everyone else.
• Synonym平凡へいぼんNeutralMeans plain and unremarkable; it stresses a lack of standout qualities and carries a judgement, unlike 「並々」, which often takes a negative.
• Synonym普通ふつうNeutralMeans ordinary; it is the everyday default word, unlike 「並々」, which often takes a negative.
• SynonymありきたりNeutralMeans commonplace and clichéd; it carries a pejorative shade, unlike 「並々」, which often takes a negative.
• Related一通りひととおりNeutralMeans going through everything roughly once, and can also mean ordinary, as in 「一通りでない」.
• Related一般いっぱんNeutralMeans general or universal and has the broadest range of uses, unlike 「並々」, which often takes a negative.
• Related通常つうじょうNeutralMeans usual or normal; it leans formal, unlike 「並々」, which often takes a negative.
• Related当たり前あたりまえCasualMeans obvious, a matter of course, and hence ordinary; common in speech, unlike 「並々」, which often takes a negative.
• Related通例つうれいWrittenMeans convention or the general rule; it belongs to written prose, unlike 「並々」, which often takes a negative.
• Related中位ちゅういWrittenMeans a middle position or grade; it belongs to written prose, unlike 「並々」, which often takes a negative.
• Related中くらいちゅうくらいCasualMeans a medium degree; it is colloquial, unlike 「並々」, which often takes a negative.
• Related凡常ぼんじょうWrittenMeans plain and ordinary; it is written, old-fashioned and little used, unlike 「並々」, which often takes a negative.
• Antonym特別とくべつNeutralAntonym: special or exceptional; the opposite of 「並々」 in its plain 'ordinary' sense.
• Antonym格別かくべつNeutralAntonym: exceptional, out of the ordinary; the opposite of 「並々」.

「並々」 rarely stands alone: to say something is extraordinary, use the negatives 「並々ならぬ」 or 「並々でない」. For plain 'ordinary', pick 「普通」, 「並」 or 「人並み」; the antonyms are 「特別」 and 「格別」.

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1. （多おおく打ち消うちけしの形かたちで）普通ふつうであること。あたりまえであること。
2. 同様どうようであること。