Collocations for "conventional"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "conventional" in context.
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conventional
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- conventional wisdom would say...
- according to conventional wisdom
- conventional military tactics
- [using, avoid] conventional methods
- conventional (military) weapons
- conventional (Western) medicine
- using conventional [treatment, techniques]
- a conventional mortgage
- conventional energy sources
- conventional means [of, for]
- [obtained, gained] through conventional means
- is the conventional method (of)
- unlike [most, more] conventional [methods, treatments, products]
- an advantage over conventional [methods]
- is [preferred, recommended] over conventional [methods]
- through conventional [lending, means, channels]
'conventional' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):