common

adjective

How many syllables in common?

There are 2 syllables in the word common.

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Divide common into syllables:

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How to pronounce common:

Definition of common:

common (adjective):: frequently encountered; of or relating to a community at large public; belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public.

Synonyms for common:

a dime a dozen

bog-standard

common or garden

commonness

commonplace

communal

conventional

customary

daily

everyday

familiar

frequent

garden-variety

general

habitual

household

humdrum

joint

normal

ordinary

plain

popular

prevailing

prevalent

public

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Antonyms for common:

aberrant

aberrated

abnormal

absorbing

active

alternative

anomalous

arcane

atypical

bad

bizarre

bright

business

busy

challenging

commercial

crazy

cream of the crop

creative

curious

current

desirable

different

distinctive

distinguished

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