commonplace
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3.4
- adjective
- /ˈkɑːmənˌpleɪs/
- Today, double bedding is becoming more commonplace in both Britain and the US.
- become commonplace
- now commonplace
- more commonplace
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Watch on YouTubeNow, 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
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1.0
Usual or expected in most situations
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1.0
Happening often or seen in many places
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1.0
Happening most of the time in a normal way
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1.0
Ordinary and not very good
774
1.0
Well known because you have seen or experienced it before
714
1.0
Having the usual qualities of a person, thing, or group
681
1.0
Normal and not special or unusual
448
1.0
Ordinary clothes or things used in daily life, not for special occasions
287
2.8
Doing things in the usual way most people expect, not new or original
255
1.0
Happening as a usual part of daily life
248
4.4
An idea or phrase used so often that it feels boring
80
4.3
Ordinary daily things or events that are not special and often feel boring
64
3.5
Something done because of tradition or habit
62
3.3
Something that is common and not special
44
2.2
Ordinary and not very interesting
29
3.3
Ordinary and not special
26
6.6
Not new or interesting because it is used too often
25
3.5
Common and not special or unusual
21
7.2
Used so often that it feels boring
20
3.5
Being ordinary and not interesting
8
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
5
4.6
A phrase or idea used so often that it is no longer interesting
4
5.4
Not attractive or exciting and often plain
3
3.4
Not very impressive or special
3
8.2
Common events or things that happen every day
3
4.4
Not special or impressive, just ordinary
1
6.4
An idea or phrase used so often that it is no longer interesting
1
7.9
Not interesting because people use it too often
1
7.4
Used so often it feels like a boring idea
1
6.8
No longer new or fashionable
1
4.0
Not special or exciting
1
4.4
Ordinary and not special, like a simple jacket you can buy anywhere
1
4.2
Common and familiar, not foreign or unusual
Not special or unusual
Ordinary and not special
Antonyms
Compounds
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7.9
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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.