Popular and Uncommon

Popular

Popular adjective - Accepted, used, or practiced by most people.
Usage example: the popular custom of exchanging greeting cards during the holiday season

Uncommon is an antonym for popular in topics: common, well-known.

Uncommon

Uncommon adjective - Not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind.
Usage example: uncommon birds

Popular is an antonym for uncommon.

Nearby Word: uncommonly

Both words in one sentence

  • Due to Sequel Displacement the BTN couples are most popular but it's not too uncommon for complaints about how well they go together.
  • While not quite as popular as Red, it isn't uncommon to see other protagonists be Memetic Badasses.
  • It is not uncommon for works featuring non-white leads to become popular when advertising hides or downplays the presence of non-white characters.
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