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Definition of RECEIVED

held by or applicable to a majority of the people <traditionally the received opinion was that, in the event of a divorce, the mother should get custody of the children>

Synonyms common, majority, overall, popular, prevailing, public, received, ruling, vulgar

Related Words unanimous, universal; pop; everyday, familiar, household, usual, well-known; contemporary, current, present; dominant, predominant, preponderant; characteristic, typical; pandemic, pervasive, prevalent, rife, widespread; communal, shared

Near Antonyms rare, strange, unknown, unusual; distinctive, especial, idiosyncratic, peculiar, special, unique; individual, separate, singular; nonpublic, personal, private

Antonyms uncommon, unpopular