Other Words for Common

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Common as a Adjective has these synonyms:

inferior, low-grade, mean, cheap, base
Example: He was smoking a cigar of the commonest type.

low-class, ordinary, plain, simple, plebeian, bourgeois, proletarian, run-of-the-mill, vulgar, unrefined
Example: Kings avoid dealing with the common people.

mutual, reciprocal, joint, shared
Example: Our common heritage must be protected.

public, general, community, communal, collective, non-private, universal, well-known
Example: The contents of the library are the common property of everyone. Their romance is common knowledge in the village.

trite, stale, hackneyed, worn out, banal, tired, overused, stereotyped, clichéd, stereotypical
Example: The term 'yuppie' has become too common to have much impact any longer.

Common as a Noun has these synonyms:

ordinary, everyday, commonplace, prosaic,ual, familiar, customary, prevalent, frequent, run-of-the-mill, general, normal, standard, conventional, regular, routine, stock, average, proverbial, plain, simple, garden-variety, common or garden
Example: Intermarriage is a common occurrence among the members of the sect. We planted a common variety of carrot.

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