Common and Eccentric

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Common adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.

Usage example: just a common house cat but an extraordinary friend

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Eccentric is an antonym for common.

Eccentric adjective - Different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion.

Usage example: his eccentric decorating style isn't going over well with the neighbors

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Common is an antonym for eccentric in bizarre topic.

little	little common	little eccentric
possible	possible common	possible eccentric

To modern readers this may seem eccentric, but this was actually quite common for wealthy Victorians.

Source: Aluminum Christmas Trees
Dylan Postl competed in WWE as Hornswoggle, an eccentric individual whose most common character was a leprechaun.

Source: Little People Are Surreal
Large Ham: Studiously averted by the regular cast, but fairly common among guest stars, often in "eccentric citizen" or "funny drunk" roles.

Source: Series / Adam-12

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