Common and Vague

Common

Common adjective - Often observed or encountered.

Vague and common are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vague" instead an adjective "Common".

Vague

Vague adjective - Not expressed in precise terms.

Common and vague are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Common" instead an adjective "Vague".

Nearby Words: vagueness, vaguely

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Key words, or replacing people's names with common items, much like Double Speak, but can be less vague.
    Source: Spy Speak
  • Death by Origin Story When the loved ones aren't specifically murdered by a villain, their deaths are often due to something common and/or vague such as a car accident or some kind of disease that shall not be named.
  • Fence Painting A recent trend among social media users is to post a message promoting a social/political/religious cause, then end the message with "93% of you won't repost this" or some similar vague and unsourced claim of scarcity, with the intent of daring readers to prove they're better than the common rabble.
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