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well-known, favorite adj.
common, standard adj.

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

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Beyond the club, which let the U.A.E. reach millions of global fans of the world’s most popular sports league, Man City’s owners flooded their backyard with cash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Voters who use mail-in ballots — the most popular method of voting in California — would be required to write a four-digit number, or a PIN, on their ballot envelopes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

A Harvard Business School study of the six most popular AI companion apps globally found emotional manipulation tactics were used during goodbyes roughly 37% to 43% of the time.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

One of the Games’ most popular characters was the “shy robot,” which went viral for a running style that makes absolutely no sense if you have a human body.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

It might not be the most popular parenting style, but they really believed if they trusted our judgment, then we wouldn't have the urge to rebel.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi