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received

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms 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 of received

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

Words Related to received

unanimous, universal

everyday, familiar, household, usual, well-known

contemporary, current, present

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

nonpublic, personal, private

Antonyms of received

uncommon, unpopular

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