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popular

[pop-yuh-ler] / ˈpɒp yə lər /
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
disliked
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
WEAK
different unusual

Example Sentences

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One of his most popular films was the 1975 blockbuster, Sholay, where he played a petty criminal hired by the police to capture a villain.

From BBC

After graduating, he founded a company in Wuhan to develop software for the Chinese tech company Tencent’s popular messaging and payment app, WeChat.

From The Wall Street Journal

It also played renditions of other popular Hindi melodies.

From BBC

If all goes to plan, the deal should be completed by the summer, when there should be more clarity on the future of some of gaming's most popular series.

From BBC

Still, the pouches are becoming more popular among mostly male tech workers who are looking for an edge as the pace of artificial-intelligence innovation has led to hypercompetitive work environments across Silicon Valley.

From The Wall Street Journal

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