Common and Tolerable

Common

Common adjective - Of average to below average quality.
Usage example: has a common singing voice that's good enough for performing at those venues

Tolerable is a synonym for common in good topic. In some cases you can use "Tolerable" instead an adjective "Common".

Tolerable

Tolerable adjective - Of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards.
Usage example: the accommodations are tolerable though not exactly luxurious

Common is a synonym for tolerable in good topic. Sometimes you can use "Common" instead an adjective "Tolerable", if it concerns topics such as acceptable.

Both words in one sentence

  • Take That, Audience! He enjoys the Psychic Circus a bit too much to be tolerable, but claims 'it's not as good as it used to be' (a common fan gripe at the time), despite not having even SEEN it in the past.
  • Thankfully, the two enemies that drop it are the most common in the event (as well as the weakest), but that doesn't make its excruciating 0.4% drop rate that much more tolerable.
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