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

Setting aside extraneously ornate and potentially uncomfortable earrings was par for the course, right? — Julia Hobbs, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026

Sadly, this kind of summer is becoming par for the course for a franchise that’s spent its first few years being just kind of there. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

And par for the course for modern sports editors and the LA Times. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

However, putting it together is a two-person job (though that's par for the course for most gaming chairs). — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 30 Aug. 2026