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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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Looking ahead to next week, the earnings calendar remains active, and the table below shows the more popular and volatile stocks that are reporting.

From MarketWatch

The addition of Scarratt will likely be popular with the England players, but Scarratt has not been given the job permanently yet.

From BBC

But it has also received a boost from an ongoing rise in U.S. demand for peptide-based hormones used in popular weight-loss drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Classical training came early - he learnt tabla alongside vocal training - but so did exposure to popular music.

From BBC

Toyota said gains were led by Japan and the U.S., where gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles remained popular.

From The Wall Street Journal

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