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EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese    Synonymsof 'common'inBritishEnglish common Explore'common'inthedictionary 1 (adjective)  inthesenseofusualDefinitionfrequentlyencounteredEarthquakesarefairlycommoninthispartoftheworld.Synonymsusual She'ssmilingherusual,friendlysmile. standard  daily factorswhichdeeplyinfluencedailylife regular Childrenareencouragedtomakereadingaregularroutine. ordinary Itwasjustanordinarydayforus. familiar TheyarealreadyfamiliarfacesonourTVscreens. plain Wearejustplainpeople. conventional thecostoffuelandelectricityusedbyaconventionalsystem routine aseriesofroutinemedicaltests frequentHeisafrequentvisitortothehouse. everyday anexhilaratingescapefromthedrudgeryofeverydaylife customary Itiscustomarytoofferadrinkorasnacktoguests. commonplace Thepracticewasvirtuallyunheardoftwentyyearsago,buthasnowbecomecommonplace. vanilla(slang) I'vejustgotaplainvanillainsurancepolicy. habitual Hesoonrecoveredhishabitualgeniality. run-of-the-mill Iwasarun-of-the-millkindofstudent. humdrum  stock Nationalsecurityisthestockexcuseforkeepingthingsconfidential. workaday anescapefromthetediumoftheworkadayworld bog-standard(British,Irish,slang)  adimeadozen SeeexamplesforsynonymsOppositesstrange ,rare ,unusual ,outstanding ,unknown ,abnormal ,scarce ,uncommon ,infrequent 2 (adjective)  inthesenseofpopularDefinitionwidespreadamongpeopleingeneralItiscommonpracticeforpeopletoinvestinholidayhomeshere.Synonymspopular thepopularmisconceptionthatdinosaurswerealllumberinggiants general Contrarytogeneralopinion,theseplantsdonotneedacidicsoil. accepted Thereisnogenerallyaccepteddefinitionoflife. standard Itwasstandardpracticeforthemtoadviseincasesofmurder. routine  widespread Thereiswidespreadsupportfortheproposals.Foodshortagesarewidespread. universal proposalsforuniversalhealthcare prevailing individualswhohavegoneagainsttheprevailingopinion prevalent Smokingisbecomingincreasinglyprevalentamongyoungerwomen. Seeexamplesforsynonyms 3 (adjective)  inthesenseofsharedDefinitionbelongingtotwoormorepeopleTheyshareacommonlanguage.Synonymsshared  collective Itwasacollectivedecisiontakenbythefullboard. Seeexamplesforsynonyms 4 (adjective)  inthesenseofordinaryDefinitionnotbelongingtotheupperclassesHeproclaimshimselftobethevoiceofthecommonpeople.Synonymsordinary Thefoodhereischeap,butveryordinary. average Theaveragemanburnsover2000caloriesaday. simple  typical notexactlyyourtypicalSundayafternoonstroll undistinguished hisshortandundistinguishedcareerasanartstudent dinki-di(Australian,informal) SeeexamplesforsynonymsOppositesimportant ,famous ,superior 5 (adjective)  inthesenseofvulgarDefinitionlow-class,vulgar,orcoarseShemightbealittlecommonattimes,butshewascertainlynotboring.Synonymsvulgar Hecouldbereallyvulgar,butheneversworeinfrontofhisparents. low Thefilm'slowcomedyisneverunlikeable. inferior  coarse Theydon'tknowhowtobehave,andarecoarseandinsulting. plebeian Hehadacockneyaccentandanalarminglyplebeianmanner. SeeexamplesforsynonymsOppositescultured ,sensitive ,distinguished ,gentle ,sophisticated ,noble ,refined 6 (adjective)  inthesenseofcollectiveDefinitionbelongingtothewholecommunitysocialpolicieswhichpromotethecommongoodSynonymscollective  public apubliclibrary community  social thetightlywovensocialfabricofsmalltowns communal Theinmatesateinacommunaldiningroom. SeeexamplesforsynonymsOppositesprivate ,personal Copyright©2016byHarperCollinsPublishers.Allrightsreserved.AdditionalsynonymsinthesenseofacceptedDefinitioncommonlyapprovedorrecognizedThereisnogenerallyaccepteddefinitionoflife.Synonymsagreed,received,common,standard,established,traditional,confirmed,regular,usual,approved,acknowledged,recognized,sanctioned,acceptable,universal,authorized,customary,agreedupon,time-honoured,admitted,normal,conventionalinthesenseofcoarseDefinitionunrefinedorindecentTheydon'tknowhowtobehave,andarecoarseandinsulting.Synonymsloutish,rough,brutish,boorish,uncivilinthesenseofcommonplaceDefinitiondullorunoriginalThepracticewasvirtuallyunheardoftwentyyearsago,buthasnowbecomecommonplace.Synonymseveryday,common,ordinary,widespread,pedestrian,customary,mundane,vanilla(slang),banal,run-of-the-mill,humdrum,dime-a-dozen(informal),trite,uninteresting Synonymsof 'common'inAmericanEnglish common Explore'common'inthedictionary 1 (adjective)  inthesenseofaverageSynonymsaverage commonplace conventional customary everyday familiar frequent habitual ordinary regular routine standard stock usual  2 (adjective)  inthesenseofpopularSynonymspopular accepted general prevailing prevalent universal widespread  3 (adjective)  inthesenseofcollectiveSynonymscollective communal popular public social  4 (adjective)  inthesenseofvulgarSynonymsvulgar coarse inferior plebeian  Video:pronunciationof common Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables EnglishTranslationof'common' NEWfromCollins! EnglishWordlists LatestWordSubmissions EnglishGrammar GrammarPatterns LanguageLover'sBlog CollinsScrabble ThePaulNobleMethod Browsealphabetically common committee commodious commodity common commonsense commonness commonplace AllENGLISHsynonymsthatbeginwith'C' Relatedtermsof common commonsense Source ThesaurusforcommonfromtheCollinsEnglishThesaurus 1234 NewfromCollins QuickwordchallengeQuizReviewQuestion:1 - Score:0/5 place or plaice?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. plaice placeIorderedafilletof withriceandvegetables.pedal or peddle?Whichversioniscorrect?HeattemptedtopedalhispaintingsaroundsmallLondongalleries.HeattemptedtopeddlehispaintingsaroundsmallLondongalleries.altar or alter?Whichversioniscorrect?TheprieststoodatthealtarTheprieststoodatthealterbread or bred?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. bread bredShemadeherselfsome andbutter.sun or son?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. son sunHesharedapizzawithhis .Yourscore:CheckSeetheanswerNextNextquizReview Dec02,2021 Wordoftheday braw fineorexcellent,espinappearanceordress SEEFULLDEFINITION SEEPREVIOUSWORDS Signupforournewsletter Getthelatestnewsandgainaccesstoexclusiveupdatesandoffers Signmeup LatestWordSubmissions petridish(sense) Nov29,2021 intergluteal Nov29,2021 HOGO Nov29,2021 Amazigh Nov29,2021 ViewMoreSubmit Scrabblescorefor'common':12 QuickwordchallengeQuizReviewQuestion:1 - Score:0/5 lead or led?Whichversioniscorrect?Heleadthecountrybetween1949and1984.Heledthecountrybetween1949and1984.coffee or tea?Whichversioniscorrect?wakeupandsmellthecoffeewakeupandsmelltheteadid or done?Whichversioniscorrect?Oncewe'vedidthatwewillstartagain.Oncewe'vedonethatwewillstartagain.farther or father?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. farther fatherMysistersmovedeven awayfromhome.to or too or two?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. two to tooHeisnowmarriedwith children.Yourscore:CheckSeetheanswerNextNextquizReview UpdatingourUsage TherearemanydiverseinfluencesonthewaythatEnglishisusedacrosstheworldtoday.Welookatsomeofthewaysinwhichthelanguageischanging.Readourseriesofblogstofindoutmore. 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