“common”

Definitions

• adjective

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

  Synonyms: astroturf, attic, babbittish, philistine, spartan, accustomed, adequate, ascetic, associated, austere, average, bald

  Antonyms: individual

  • Example:“for the common good”
  • Example:“Common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community.”

• adjective

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

  Antonyms: uncommon

  • Example:“the common man”
  • Example:“a common sailor”

• adjective

  common to or shared by two or more parties

  Synonyms: mutual

  • Example:“a common friend”
  • Example:“the mutual interests of management and labor”

• adjective

  commonly encountered

  Synonyms: usual

  • Example:“a common (or familiar) complaint”
  • Example:“the usual greeting”

• adjective

  being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language

  Synonyms: vernacular, vulgar

  • Example:“common parlance”
  • Example:“a vernacular term”

• adjective

  of or associated with the great masses of people

  Synonyms: plebeian, vulgar, unwashed

  • Example:“The common people in those days suffered greatly.”
  • Example:“behavior that branded him as common”