Common
Common adjective - Often observed or encountered.
Unsurprising and common are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unsurprising" instead an adjective "Common".
Unsurprising
Unsurprising adjective - Not causing surprise.
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Synonyms for Unsurprising
Common and unsurprising are semantically related. You can use "Common" instead an adjective "Unsurprising".
Nearby Words: unsurprisingly, unsurprised
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Related pairs
- familiar and common
- familiar and unsurprising
- normal and common
- normal and unsurprising
- typical and common
- typical and unsurprising
- usual and common
- usual and unsurprising
- customary and common
- customary and unsurprising
- natural and common
- natural and unsurprising
- ordinary and common
- ordinary and unsurprising
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This trope is very common in the DCAU (which is unsurprising considering the source material).
Source: Woman Scorned - The fact that the relationship was unsurprising in the sense that the two characters had a lot in common and a history, combined with a lack of chemistry between the actors, helped to make him a typical false lead.
Source: Romantic False Lead - As can be derived from the title, part-divine characters are one of the (if not, the) most common examples, which is unsurprising, considering the fact that many gods in mythology have had rather promiscuous lifestyles, and this would naturally extend to modern-day fiction.
Source: Semi-Divine
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