Synonyms of common or garden

common or garden

adjective

chiefly British

as in usual

often observed or encountered

lives in a common or garden row house in a nondescript suburb of London

Synonyms & Similar Words

• usual
• ubiquitous
• common
• familiar
• commonplace
• ordinary
• household
• general
• frequent
• a dime a dozen
• routine
• everyday
• prevailing
• normal
• popular
• standard
• garden-variety
• quotidian
• mandatory
• continuous
• regular
• constant
• universal
• prevalent
• continual
• obligatory
• rampant
• incessant
• recurrent
• endemic
• repeated
• perennial
• unceasing
• ceaseless
• de rigueur

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unusual
• rare
• extraordinary
• seldom
• uncommon
• unfamiliar
• infrequent
• abnormal
• unnatural
• irregular
• occasional
• intermittent
• sporadic
• aberrant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of common or garden

If all goes well, the spray could not only become a mainstay of medical kits on the battlefield and hospitals, but also eventually could become part of a common or garden first aid kit. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 8 Feb. 2026

There [are a] lot of common or garden-variety Democrats who don't understand what the DNC does. — Josh Siegel, Washington Examiner, 28 May 2020

Instead, the inciting incidents are all common or garden-variety romantic mishaps — infidelity, unplanned pregnancies, feelings undeclared lest they're not requited. — Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2020

Hoes and other weeding tools The common or garden hoe is great for breaking up and grading loose soil but not so good for weeding. — Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2019