Antonyms for uncommon
ʌnˈkɒm ənun·com·mon

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1. uncommon

   Odd is unmated, as an odd shoe, and so uneven, as an odd number. Singular is alone of its kind; as, the singular number. What is singular is odd, but what is odd may not be singular; as, a drawerful of odd gloves. A strange thing is something hitherto unknown in fact or in cause. A singular coincidence is one the happening of which is unusual; a strange coincidence is one the cause of which is hard to explain. That which is peculiar belongs especially to a person as his own; as, Israel was called Jehovah's "peculiar people," i. e., especially chosen and cherished by him; in its ordinary use there is the implication that the thing peculiar to one is not common to the majority nor quite approved by them, though it may be shared by many; as, the Shakers are peculiar. Eccentric is off or aside from the center, and so off or aside from the ordinary and what is considered the normal course; as, genius is commonly eccentric. Eccentric is a higher and more respectful word than odd or queer. Erratic signifies wandering, a stronger and more censorious term than eccentric. Queer is transverse or oblique, aside from the common in a way that is comical or perhaps slightly ridiculous. Quaint denotes that which is pleasingly odd and fanciful, often with something of the antique; as, the quaint architecture of medieval towns. That which is funny is calculated to provoke laughter; that which is droll is more quietly amusing. That which is grotesque in the material sense is irregular or misshapen in form or outline or ill-proportioned so as to be somewhat ridiculous; the French bizarre is practically equivalent to grotesque.

   Antonyms:
   common, customary, familiar, natural, normal, ordinary, regular, usual

   Synonyms:
   anomalous, bizarre, comical, crotchety, curious, droll, eccentric, erratic, extraordinary, fantastic, funny, grotesque, laughable, ludicrous, odd, peculiar, preposterous, quaint, queer, ridiculous, singular, strange, unique, unmatched, unusual, whimsical

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1. uncommon

   Synonyms:
   rare, strange, scarce, singular, choice, unique, unusual

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1. uncommonadjective

   not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind

   "uncommon birds"; "frost and floods are uncommon during these months"; "doing an uncommon amount of business"; "an uncommon liking for money"; "he owed his greatest debt to his mother's uncommon character and ability"

   Antonyms:
   general, popular, ordinary, common, standard, grassroots, average, democratic, frequent, demotic

   Synonyms:
   rare

2. rare, uncommonadjective

   marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind

   "what is so rare as a day in June"-J.R.Lowell; "a rare skill"; "an uncommon sense of humor"; "she was kind to an uncommon degree"

   Antonyms:
   standard, ordinary, common, frequent, average, democratic, popular, demotic, general, grassroots

   Synonyms:
   rarefied, rarified, rare

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1. uncommonadjective

   Synonyms:
   unusual, singular, rare, unique, queer, strange, odd, anomalous, exceptional, abnormal, variant, nondescript, extraordinary, noteworthy, remarkable, aberrant

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1. familar

   being weird and slightly odd. out of the ordinary

   Submitted by anonymous on September 22, 2020  

How to use uncommon in a sentence?

1. Herbert Clark Hoover:

   It is a curious fact that when we get sick we want an uncommon doctor... When we get into a war, we dreadfully want an uncommon admiral and an uncommon general. Only when we get into politics are we content with the common man.

2. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images Hecht:

   We typically refer to these successive types of atmospheric rivers as ‘AR families,’ while AR families are not all that uncommon, we don’t see them every year and the stretch of nine we had around the turn of the New Year was a more active family than we typically see.

3. Richard Kaplan:

   It’s not uncommon that a conservator mismanages money and profits off of that, that’s why probate courts have to look so closely at these things.

4. Joseph Trainor:

   It's not uncommon for Congress to do that in the event of a major disaster. But it is a little bit like rolling the dice, especially in an election year.

5. Nobuo Gohara:

   It's uncommon for someone to be re-arrested a month after being granted bail. In most cases, re-arrest would occur immediately following bail, multiple arrests suggest that the prosecutor may be concerned about their chances of winning a guilty verdict.

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