Common and Unique

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Common

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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Unique is an antonym for common.
Nearby Words: commonplace, commonly, commons, commonality, commonness

Unique

Unique adjective - Of, relating to, or belonging to a single person.
Usage example: a comedian who brings a unique and twisted perspective to contemporary social issues
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Common is an antonym for unique in topics: alone, one-of-a-kind.
Nearby Words: uniquely, uniqueness
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  • Unnecessary Makeover Even putting aside Unfortunate Implications, a common complaint about them is that the girl looked more appealing and unique beforehand, instead of just being an ugly stereotype.
    Source: Unnecessary Makeover
  • Superman started out this way and its common for superheroes to be unique in this fashion because if everybody was like them, they wouldn't be all that super.
    Source: Uniqueness Value aka: What Measure Is A Non Unique
  • Not Wearing Tights Many shonen series are based around constant combat between good and evil people with unique or nearly unique superpowers (but often a common Meta Origin, such as being a ninja or shinigami)
    Source: Not Wearing Tights
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