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received

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of received

held by or applicable to a majority of the people

What was once radical thinking is considered received wisdom today.

Synonyms of received

common, general, majority, overall, popular, prevailing, public, ruling, vulgar

Words Related to received

unanimous, universal

everyday, familiar, household, usual, well-known

dominant, predominant, preponderant

characteristic, typical

pandemic, pervasive, prevalent, rife, widespread

communal, shared

Near Antonyms of received

rare, strange, unknown, unusual

distinctive, especial, idiosyncratic, peculiar, special, unique

individual, separate, singular

Antonyms of received

uncommon, unpopular

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