Common
Common adjective - Often observed or encountered.
Deviant
Deviant adjective - Departing from some accepted standard of what is normal.
Usage example: some studies show that many violent criminals begin exhibiting deviant behavior in early childhood
Both words in one sentence
- Deviant criminals who've committed murder are attempted to be rehabilitated several times beyond the point of common sense.
Source: Perfect Pacifist People - Common sense and not being a sexual deviant or a psychopath helps.
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Deviant and Common. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/common/deviant
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Deviant or Common. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/common/deviant.
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