commonplace
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3.4
- adjective
- /ˈkɑːmənˌpleɪs/
:
común
- Today, double bedding is becoming more commonplace in both Britain and the US.
- become commonplace
- now commonplace
- more commonplace
Now, since then, he says this has become much more commonplace.
- Now, since then, he says this has become much more commonplace.
- And so those types of events had become commonplace.
- Perhaps that's commonplace now for epilepsy.
- This is, I mean, this is going to be such a commonplace treatment a decade from now.
- Things like this guy have existed for years and they're very commonplace in editing suites all over the world.
- And she said it's commonplace for victims who then turn into become perpetrators.
- So in a dysregulated pattern like narcissism, using things outside of yourself to regulate is commonplace.
- OK, but private label is a non shady, completely legitimate, very commonplace kind of business deal within the garment industry.
- I mean, the hypocrisy, you can't overstate it with MAGA, but it's just, it's so commonplace, you kind of just gloss over it.
- And so he's speaking in a very idolatrous way that I find commonplace in America.
Examples
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Although vetting has become more commonplace, there has not been a great deal of discussion about it.
Academic text (2017) -
But 40 years ago, an unmarried mother was not the commonplace it is nowadays.
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Now I realize that most of the people that used to be around me were even more commonplace than you.
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If anyone asked, she might have said they were too commonplace to discuss.
Fiction book (1993) -
This is, I mean, this is going to be such a commonplace treatment a decade from now.
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Student access to the Internet is rapidly becoming commonplace, but it is not yet universal.
Academic text (1999) -
Do not be fooled by its commonplace appearance.
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"Soul food" has become commonplace in American cities, especially in the industrial Midwest.
Academic text (1999) -
Analysis like Doran's was compelling, and it was fairly commonplace in those days.
Academic text (2011) -
In many cities, street art has become a commonplace feature that people admire.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Usual or expected in most situations
∞
1.0
Ordinary and not very good
∞
1.0
Happening most of the time in a normal way
843
1.0
Having the usual qualities of a person, thing, or group
797
1.0
Happening often or seen in many places
793
1.0
Well known because you have seen or experienced it before
683
1.0
Normal and not special or unusual
643
4.4
An idea or phrase used so often that it feels boring
276
1.0
Ordinary clothes or things used in daily life, not for special occasions
263
1.0
Happening as a usual part of daily life
175
2.8
Doing things in the usual way most people expect, not new or original
80
4.3
Ordinary daily things or events that are not special and often feel boring
70
3.5
Something done because of tradition or habit
43
2.2
Ordinary and not very interesting
26
6.6
Not new or interesting because it is used too often
24
3.3
Ordinary and not special
21
7.2
Used so often that it feels boring
20
3.5
Common and not special or unusual
20
3.5
Being ordinary and not interesting
9
6.5
Not exciting and having little variety
8
7.9
Ordinary and dull without imagination or excitement
7
7.6
No longer original or interesting because people use it so often
4
5.4
Not attractive or exciting and often plain
3
4.6
A phrase or idea used so often that it is no longer interesting
3
4.4
Not special or impressive, just ordinary
3
8.2
Common events or things that happen every day
1
3.4
Not very impressive or special
1
7.9
Not interesting because people use it too often
1
6.4
An idea or phrase used so often that it is no longer interesting
1
6.8
No longer new or fashionable
1
7.4
Used so often it feels like a boring idea
1
4.0
Not special or exciting
Not special or unusual
Ordinary and not special, like a simple jacket you can buy anywhere
Ordinary and not special
Something that is common and not special
Common and familiar, not foreign or unusual
Antonyms
Compounds
1
7.9
A notebook where someone writes favorite quotes, ideas, and useful information
How Ordinary
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Commonplace comes from the parts common and place, meaning a 'shared place' where many people meet or see things. So something that is commonplace is ordinary and not special because many people know it or have it.