Synonyms for common
ˈkɒm əncom·mon

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1. commonadjective

   Synonyms:
   ordinary, widespread, usual, normal, shared, mutual, standard

   Antonyms:
   rare, personal, uncommon, individual, unusual, few and far between

2. commonadjective

   Mutual; shared by more than one.

   Synonyms:
   usual, mutual, shared, widespread, ordinary, standard, normal

   Antonyms:
   unusual, personal, uncommon, rare, few and far between, individual

3. commonadjective

   Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.

   It is common to find sharks off this coast.

   Synonyms:
   mutual, standard, ordinary, usual, shared, widespread, normal

   Antonyms:
   unusual, personal, few and far between, uncommon, rare, individual

4. commonadjective

   Found in large numbers or in a large quantity.

   Sharks are common in these waters.

   Synonyms:
   normal, shared, standard, ordinary, usual, mutual, widespread

   Antonyms:
   rare, personal, uncommon, individual, few and far between, unusual

5. commonadjective

   Simple, ordinary or vulgar.

   Synonyms:
   ordinary, widespread, usual, mutual, normal, shared, standard

   Antonyms:
   rare, personal, individual, unusual, uncommon, few and far between

6. commonadjective

   In some languages, particularly Germanic languages, of the gender originating from the coalescence of the masculine and feminine categories of nouns.

   Synonyms:
   mutual, standard, widespread, usual, normal, shared, ordinary

   Antonyms:
   personal, unusual, few and far between, rare, uncommon, individual

7. commonadjective

   Of or pertaining to uncapitalized nouns in English, i.e., common nouns vs. proper nouns

   Synonyms:
   normal, shared, usual, standard, ordinary, widespread, mutual

   Antonyms:
   individual, personal, rare, uncommon, unusual, few and far between

8. commonadjective

   vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal, i.e., common name vs. scientific name

   Synonyms:
   mutual, normal, shared, usual, ordinary, standard, widespread

   Antonyms:
   rare, uncommon, few and far between, unusual, personal, individual

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. common

   Common signifies frequently occurring, not out of the regular course, not exceptional; hence, not above the average, not excellent or distinguished, inferior, or even low; common also signifies pertaining to or participated in by two or more persons or things; as, sorrow is common to the race. General may signify pertaining equally to all of a class, race, etc., but very commonly signifies pertaining to the greater number, but not necessarily to all. Universal applies to all without exception; general applies to all with possible or comparatively slight exceptions; common applies to very many without deciding whether they are even a majority. A common remark is one we often hear; a general experience is one that comes to the majority of people; a universal experience is one from which no human being is exempt. It is dangerous for a debater to affirm a universal proposition, since that can be negatived by a single exception, while a general statement is not invalidated even by adducing many exceptions. We say a common opinion, common experience, a general rule, general truth, a universal law. Compare synonyms for NORMAL; USUAL.

   Synonyms:
   commonplace, customary, everyday, familiar, frequent, general, habitual, normal, ordinary, popular, prevalent, public, universal, usual

   Antonyms:
   exceptional, infrequent, rare, singular, uncommon, unknown, unusual

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. common

   Synonyms:
   ordinary, familiar, habitual, everyday, frequent, coarse, vulgar, low, mean, universal

   Antonyms:
   unusual, exceptional, scarce, rare, uncommon, refined, partial, infrequent, sporadic, egregious, excellent

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. park, commons, common, greenadjective

   a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area

   "they went for a walk in the park"

   Synonyms:
   parkland, park, third estate, putting surface, ballpark, putting green, leafy vegetable, commonality, car park, jet, greenness, greens, green, commonalty, special K, parking area, commons, super acid, common land, parking lot, super C, honey oil, cat valium, viridity

   Antonyms:
   man-to-man, one-on-one, individual, superior, refined, various(a), red-carpet(a), single, rare, idiosyncratic, red carpet(a), extraordinary, especial(a), singular, special, strange, unwonted, individualist, respective(a), unshared, noble, individualistic, unusual, exceptional, formal, particular(a), several(a), uncommon

2. commonadjective

   belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

   "for the common good"; "common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community"

   Synonyms:
   usual, coarse, vulgar, vernacular, mutual, unwashed, uncouth, plebeian, rough-cut

   Antonyms:
   singular, especial(a), exceptional, one-on-one, individualistic, red-carpet(a), respective(a), unwonted, single, formal, man-to-man, individualist, rare, several(a), special, noble, unshared, strange, superior, unusual, red carpet(a), particular(a), idiosyncratic, refined, individual, various(a), uncommon, extraordinary

3. commonadjective

   having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual

   "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap"

   Synonyms:
   usual, coarse, vulgar, vernacular, mutual, unwashed, uncouth, plebeian, rough-cut

   Antonyms:
   especial(a), red carpet(a), unusual, individual, uncommon, special, noble, various(a), idiosyncratic, single, individualist, rare, man-to-man, unwonted, particular(a), formal, extraordinary, several(a), red-carpet(a), unshared, superior, one-on-one, strange, refined, individualistic, respective(a), exceptional, singular

4. common, mutualadjective

   common to or shared by two or more parties

   "a common friend"; "the mutual interests of management and labor"

   Synonyms:
   usual, coarse, vulgar, vernacular, mutual, unwashed, uncouth, reciprocal, plebeian, rough-cut

   Antonyms:
   singular, unshared, individual, idiosyncratic, especial(a), unusual, special, individualistic, rare, unwonted, exceptional, single, red-carpet(a), particular(a), one-on-one, individualist, uncommon, formal, noble, man-to-man, strange, red carpet(a), refined, extraordinary, several(a), superior, various(a), respective(a)

5. common, usualadjective

   commonly encountered

   "a common (or familiar) complaint"; "the usual greeting"

   Synonyms:
   usual, coarse, vulgar, vernacular, mutual, unwashed, uncouth, plebeian, rough-cut

   Antonyms:
   extraordinary, refined, respective(a), one-on-one, uncommon, individualist, unwonted, individual, unshared, red carpet(a), particular(a), especial(a), strange, man-to-man, various(a), red-carpet(a), exceptional, unusual, noble, superior, singular, special, several(a), rare, single, individualistic, formal, idiosyncratic

6. common, vernacular, vulgaradjective

   being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language

   "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses"; "the technical and vulgar names for an animal species"

   Synonyms:
   usual, coarse, vulgar, vernacular, mutual, unwashed, uncouth, crude, earthy, plebeian, rough-cut, gross

   Antonyms:
   particular(a), extraordinary, unwonted, unusual, single, special, superior, man-to-man, noble, idiosyncratic, red-carpet(a), formal, individualistic, individual, several(a), rare, various(a), refined, individualist, singular, strange, respective(a), exceptional, red carpet(a), uncommon, unshared, one-on-one, especial(a)

7. common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashedadjective

   of or associated with the great masses of people

   "the common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose"; "a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses"

   Synonyms:
   usual, coarse, vulgar, vernacular, mutual, unwashed, uncouth, crude, earthy, plebeian, rough-cut, gross

   Antonyms:
   formal, unusual, rare, one-on-one, red-carpet(a), individual, refined, red carpet(a), single, superior, extraordinary, unwonted, noble, especial(a), special, idiosyncratic, individualist, strange, uncommon, various(a), man-to-man, several(a), singular, individualistic, respective(a), particular(a), exceptional, unshared

8. coarse, commonadjective

   of low or inferior quality or value

   "of what coarse metal ye are molded"- Shakespeare; "produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population"

   Synonyms:
   usual, coarse, rough-cut, vulgar, vernacular, mutual, unwashed, uncouth, plebeian, harsh

   Antonyms:
   noble, extraordinary, idiosyncratic, individualist, singular, single, special, unusual, rare, strange, various(a), respective(a), uncommon, individualistic, refined, unshared, particular(a), formal, individual, red carpet(a), red-carpet(a), superior, unwonted, man-to-man, several(a), exceptional, one-on-one, especial(a)

9. coarse, common, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgaradjective

   lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

   "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich"

   Synonyms:
   usual, coarse, rough-cut, vulgar, vernacular, mutual, unwashed, uncouth, crude, earthy, gross, roughhewn, plebeian, harsh

   Antonyms:
   several(a), one-on-one, unusual, uncommon, single, extraordinary, rare, formal, exceptional, unshared, superior, noble, man-to-man, idiosyncratic, strange, especial(a), refined, special, individualist, respective(a), red-carpet(a), singular, various(a), unwonted, red carpet(a), individualistic, particular(a), individual

10. commonadjective

    to be expected; standard

    "common decency"

    Synonyms:
    usual, coarse, vulgar, vernacular, mutual, unwashed, uncouth, plebeian, rough-cut

    Antonyms:
    singular, man-to-man, various(a), formal, unwonted, unshared, individual, uncommon, especial(a), refined, special, superior, unusual, idiosyncratic, several(a), exceptional, noble, individualist, strange, respective(a), one-on-one, particular(a), rare, extraordinary, single, individualistic, red-carpet(a), red carpet(a)

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1. commonadjective

   Synonyms:
   public, belonging to all, for the use of all

2. commonadjective

   Synonyms:
   general, universal, used by all

3. commonadjective

   Synonyms:
   usual, frequent, habitual, customary, every-day, often met with

4. commonadjective

   Synonyms:
   trite, stale, threadbare, hackneyed, commonplace, not new, worn out

5. commonadjective

   Synonyms:
   ordinary, vulgar, low, inferior, not distinguished (by high birth, attainments or character)

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1. commonadjective

   Synonyms:
   public, general, customary, usual, ordinary, unexceptional, commonplace, inconspicuous, average, mediocre, plebeian, proletarian

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1. List of paraphrases for "common":

   joint, commons, shared, ordinary, mutual, frequent, single, commune, commun, jointly, communes, comune, collective, concerted, prevalent, commonplace, currents, current, unified, usual, widespread, uniform, común, general, κοινή, routine, gemeinsamen, municipalities, municipality, joined-up, communal, together, consolidated, commonly, co-, gemeinsame, share, combined, customary, commonality

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1. List of known nicknames for "Common":

   Lonnie Rashied Lynn, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr., Common Sense, Lonnie Corant Jaman Shuka Rashid Lynn, Jr., Lonnie Lynn, Lonnie Jr.

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How to use common in a sentence?

1. Andrew Pollack:

   The one common denominator we all share is the desire to live, it took a while but at least I can say it now.

2. Erin Perrine:

   When Republicans ran with common sense moderate solutions to contrast Democrat chaos, they won big in states like New York and California, giving Republicans the majority.

3. Ron Tipton:

   Approximately 15,000 people have completed the trail, the reasons they don't complete the trail vary from injury, fatigue and I'd say the most common reason is they don't realize how hard it is and they aren't ready for the experience.

4. Republican Donald Trump:

   I think profiling is something that we're going to have to start thinking about as a country, republican Donald Trump look at Israel and Republican Donald Trump look at others, and they do it and they do it successfully. And Republican Donald Trump know, I hate the concept of profiling, but we have to start using common sense.

5. John Locke:

   New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.