Commonplace and Deviate

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

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Deviate is an antonym for commonplace.

Nearby Words: common, commonly, commonness, commoner

Deviate adjective - Departing from some accepted standard of what is normal.

Usage example: the mother's deviate response to her child's death aroused suspicions

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Commonplace is an antonym for deviate.

Nearby Words: deviation, deviant, deviating, deviance

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Deviate and Commonplace. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/commonplace/deviate

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