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common

[kom-uhn] / ˈkɒm ən /
ADJECTIVE
average, ordinary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accepted commonplace everyday familiar frequent natural prevailing prevalent routine simple trivial typical universal
STRONG
bourgeois characteristic current daily general humdrum plain probable regular standard stock
WEAK
banal casual colloquial comformable conventional customary habitual hackneyed homely informal mediocre monotonous passable prosaic run-of-the-mill stale stereotyped trite undistinguished unvaried usual wearisome workaday worn-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abnormal different exceptional infrequent irregular peculiar rare uncommon unconventional unfamiliar unorthodox unusual
STRONG
extraordinary original
WEAK
aristocratic cultured excellent high noble noteworthy refined scarce sophisticated superior valuable
ADJECTIVE
generally known; held in common
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accepted popular prevailing prevalent shared universal
STRONG
collective community constant correspondent general generic joint like public reciprocal social
WEAK
coincident communal communistic commutual congruous conjoint conjunct corporate customary in common intermutual mutual socialistic united usual well-known widespread
Antonyms
STRONGEST
uncommon
STRONG
individual particular private separate singular specific
WEAK
abnormal aristocratic cultured excellent extraordinary high infrequent noble noteworthy rare refined scarce sophisticated superior unusual valuable
ADJECTIVE
low, coarse
Synonyms
STRONG
hack inferior mean middling nondescript pedestrian philistine plebeian poor shoddy
WEAK
baseborn characterless cheap colorless crass déclassé hackneyed impure low-grade passable prosy raffish second-class second-rate sleazy stale trite undistinguished vulgar
Antonyms
STRONG
different exceptional extraordinary nice noble rich superior wealthy
WEAK
abnormal aristocratic cultured excellent high infrequent noteworthy rare refined scarce sophisticated uncommon unusual valuable

Example Sentences

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It is especially common with aging and after menopause, when bone density naturally declines.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Xie said that eyeball care treatments are common in China.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The lower back is the most common site of injury in golfers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“Rooster,” on the other hand, is the story of an analog middle-aged man, Steve Carell’s Greg Russo, who has much in common with Lawrence’s other better-loved heroes.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

The longest options available to individual investors on public exchanges were LEAPs, which were two-and-a-half-year options on common stocks.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.