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uncommon

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of uncommon

1 being out of the ordinary

  • a landscape of uncommon beauty
Synonyms of uncommon

aberrant, aberrated, abnormal, anomalous, atypical, especial, exceeding, exceptional, extraordinaire, extraordinary, freak, odd, peculiar, phenomenal, preternatural, rare, singular, uncustomary, unique, unusual, unwonted
Words Related to uncommon

conspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, prominent, remarkable, salient, striking

bizarre, deviant, eccentric, freakish, monstrous, oddball, outlandish, quaint, strange, weird

incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, unimaginable, unthinkable
Near Antonyms of uncommon

everyday, familiar, frequent
Antonyms of uncommon

common, customary, normal, ordinary, typical, unexceptional, unextraordinary, usual

2 noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced

  • backyard swimming pools are not an uncommon sight in that neighborhood
Synonyms of uncommon

curious, extraordinary, funny, odd, offbeat, out-of-the-way, peculiar, queer, rare, singular, strange, unaccustomed, uncustomary, unique, unusual, weird
Words Related to uncommon

bizarre, eccentric, far-out, kooky (also kookie), oddball, outlandish, outré, way-out

aberrant, abnormal, atypical, exceptional, irregular

newsworthy, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, particular, remarkable, special
Near Antonyms of uncommon

unexceptional

expected, predictable

familiar, normal, regular, typical
Antonyms of uncommon

common, ordinary, plain, usual

Synonym Discussion of uncommon

infrequent, uncommon, scarce, rare, sporadic mean not common or abundant. infrequent implies occurrence at wide intervals in space or time.
    • infrequent family visits
uncommon suggests a frequency below normal expectation.
    • smallpox is now uncommon in many countries
scarce implies falling short of a standard or required abundance.
    • jobs were scarce during the Depression
rare suggests extreme scarcity or infrequency and often implies consequent high value.
    • rare first editions
sporadic implies occurrence in scattered instances or isolated outbursts.
    • sporadic cases of influenza

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