What is another word for common?

Across its 10 senses, common has 12 distinct synonyms: mutual, usual, vernacular, vulgar, plebeian, unwashed, coarse, rough-cut, and others. Each belongs to a specific meaning, listed on this page under the sense it serves.

What is the opposite of common?

The recorded antonyms are individual, uncommon. Opposites are sense-specific too: this page shows which meaning each one is the opposite of, because a word rarely has a single opposite that holds for all of its senses.

Why are the synonyms for common split into groups?

Because common carries 10 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.

Does this page cover every sense of common?

It covers the 9 senses that carry a synonym, antonym, broader or narrower term. The remaining 1 sense has none recorded, so it is left off a thesaurus page and shown in full on the word page instead.

Where do the synonyms for common come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Synonyms and antonyms

common

common/ˈkɑmən/

adjectivenounCore

common has 12 distinct synonyms spread across 7 of its 10 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its 2 recorded opposites are individual, uncommon.

12
Distinct synonyms: 2
Antonyms: 9 of 10
Senses with a relation

Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.

common as an adjective

8 of 9 senses carry a relation

1.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
“for the common good”
SynonymsNo synonym recorded for this sense.
Antonymsindividual
2.
having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual
“the common man”
SynonymsNo synonym recorded for this sense.
Antonymsuncommon
3.
common to or shared by two or more parties
“a common friend”
Synonymsmutual
4.
commonly encountered
“a common (or familiar) complaint”
Synonymsusual
5.
being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
“common parlance”
Synonymsvernacular vulgar
6.
of or associated with the great masses of people
“the common people in those days suffered greatly”
Synonymsplebeian vulgar unwashed
7.
of low or inferior quality or value
“of what coarse metal ye are molded”
Synonymscoarse
8.
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
“he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind”
Synonymscoarse rough-cut uncouth vulgar

common as a noun

1 of 1 sense carry a relation

1.
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
“they went for a walk in the park”
Synonymspark commons green
Related
Broadertract
Narroweramusement park village green Central Park

1 of the 10 recorded senses carries no synonym, antonym or related term, so it is not shown above. Every sense, with its definition and examples, is on the full entry for common.

Questions about common

What is another word for common?: Across its 10 senses, common has 12 distinct synonyms: mutual, usual, vernacular, vulgar, plebeian, unwashed, coarse, rough-cut, and others. Each belongs to a specific meaning, listed on this page under the sense it serves.
What is the opposite of common?: The recorded antonyms are individual, uncommon. Opposites are sense-specific too: this page shows which meaning each one is the opposite of, because a word rarely has a single opposite that holds for all of its senses.
Why are the synonyms for common split into groups?: Because common carries 10 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.
Does this page cover every sense of common?: It covers the 9 senses that carry a synonym, antonym, broader or narrower term. The remaining 1 sense has none recorded, so it is left off a thesaurus page and shown in full on the word page instead.
Where do the synonyms for common come from?: From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

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Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for common come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.

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Synonyms and antonyms

common

common/ˈkɑmən/

adjectivenounCore

12
Distinct synonyms: 2
Antonyms: 9 of 10
Senses with a relation

Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.

common as an adjective

8 of 9 senses carry a relation

1.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
“for the common good”
SynonymsNo synonym recorded for this sense.
Antonymsindividual
2.
having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual
“the common man”
SynonymsNo synonym recorded for this sense.
Antonymsuncommon
3.
common to or shared by two or more parties
“a common friend”
Synonymsmutual
4.
commonly encountered
“a common (or familiar) complaint”
Synonymsusual
5.
being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
“common parlance”
Synonymsvernacular vulgar
6.
of or associated with the great masses of people
“the common people in those days suffered greatly”
Synonymsplebeian vulgar unwashed
7.
of low or inferior quality or value
“of what coarse metal ye are molded”
Synonymscoarse
8.
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
“he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind”
Synonymscoarse rough-cut uncouth vulgar

common as a noun

1 of 1 sense carry a relation

1.
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
“they went for a walk in the park”
Synonymspark commons green
Related
Broadertract
Narroweramusement park village green Central Park

1 of the 10 recorded senses carries no synonym, antonym or related term, so it is not shown above. Every sense, with its definition and examples, is on the full entry for common.

Questions about common

What is another word for common?: Across its 10 senses, common has 12 distinct synonyms: mutual, usual, vernacular, vulgar, plebeian, unwashed, coarse, rough-cut, and others. Each belongs to a specific meaning, listed on this page under the sense it serves.
What is the opposite of common?: The recorded antonyms are individual, uncommon. Opposites are sense-specific too: this page shows which meaning each one is the opposite of, because a word rarely has a single opposite that holds for all of its senses.
Why are the synonyms for common split into groups?: Because common carries 10 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.
Does this page cover every sense of common?: It covers the 9 senses that carry a synonym, antonym, broader or narrower term. The remaining 1 sense has none recorded, so it is left off a thesaurus page and shown in full on the word page instead.
Where do the synonyms for common come from?: From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of common

Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for common come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.

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