Antonyms for uncommon
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uhn-kom-uhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈkɒm ən |
Definition of uncommon
Origin :- 1540s, "not possessed in common," from un- (1) "not" + common (adj.). Meaning "not commonly occurring, unusual, rare" is recorded from 1610s. Related: Uncommonly.
- adj very different
- adj wonderful, exceptional
- The doctor there speaks of 'our steel pens,' as if they were not at all uncommon.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Invention of Steel Pens » by Henry Bore
- Her spirits are remarkably high—not an uncommon effect of laudanum.
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- They was all hard up there, Mr Plornish said, uncommon hard up, to be sure.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- That's a woman who observes and reflects in an uncommon manner.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- It gives us a new, and quite an uncommon interest in the dinner.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- This, I hope, will account for the uncommon style of all my letters to you.
- Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
- You must be the less surprised at the inventions of this man, because of his uncommon talents.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- This cast of thought is uncommon in the ranks of a Regular army.
- Extract from : « With Manchesters in the East » by Gerald B. Hurst
- And if there be a man or a woman in Cornwall that will touch it, they be as uncommon bad as I be!
- Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
- The belly is hard and painful, and in the morning there is a copious flow of saliva, and an uncommon craving for dry food.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
Synonyms for uncommon
- aberrant
- abnormal
- anomalous
- arcane
- bizarre
- curious
- distinctive
- eccentric
- egregious
- exceptional
- exotic
- extraordinary
- extreme
- fantastic
- few
- freakish
- incomparable
- infrequent
- inimitable
- irregular
- nondescript
- notable
- noteworthy
- novel
- odd
- original
- out of the ordinary
- out of the way
- outre
- outstanding
- peculiar
- prodigious
- queer
- rare
- remarkable
- scarce
- seldom
- singular
- special
- sporadic
- startling
- strange
- superior
- surprising
- unaccustomed
- unconventional
- uncustomary
- unfamiliar
- unheard of
- unimaginable
- unique
- unorthodox
- unparalleled
- unprecedented
- unthinkable
- unusual
- unwonted
- weird
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