most popular

ADJECTIVE

well-known, favorite

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attractive beloved famous fashionable favored prominent suitable trendy

WEAK

accepted approved caught on celebrated crowd-pleasing faddish in in demand in favor in the mainstream in vogue leading likable liked lovable noted notorious now okay pleasing praised preferred prevailing promoted right stuff run-after selling social societal sought sought-after stylish the rage thing well-liked well-received

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inconspicuous obscure old-fashioned unfashionable unknown unpopular

WEAK

different disliked uncommon unusual

ADJECTIVE

common, standard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accessible familiar prevalent public rampant ubiquitous universal

WEAK

accepted adopted approved conventional current demanded embraced general in demand in use ordinary prevailing proletarian regnant rife ruling stock widespread

Antonyms

STRONGEST

limited particular uncommon unknown

WEAK

different disliked unpopular unusual

Example Sentences

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A recent Talker Research poll found that the most popular word to describe 2026 so far is “stressful,” followed by “challenging.”

From Salon • May 28, 2026

FPL is the UK's most popular fantasy league, and claims to have more than 11 million players taking part.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Dozens of the world’s most popular funds are linked to these indexes and will likely be forced to buy recent mega-IPOs sooner than they would have before.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

To date, “The Mandalorian” is still the most popular Disney+ series.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

“I mean it’s supposed to look like a six-hundred-series instant camera, from Polaroid’s most popular line. From a distance, yeah, it would pass, but up close it’s obviously a bad facsimile.”

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles