What are the opposite words for commonplace?
The antonyms for the word "commonplace" include exceptional, uncommon, rare, extraordinary, unique, and unusual. These antonyms refer to things or events that are out of the ordinary, one-of-a-kind or atypical. For instance, an exceptional piece of literature, an uncommon artwork, a rare gemstone, an extraordinary feat, a unique experience, and an unusual civilization are all examples of things that are not commonplace. These antonyms provide opportunities to express the surprise, admiration, and curiosity one feels towards the exceptional and the unusual. By using these opposites to commonplace, one can effectively communicate the striking and outstanding qualities of various phenomena.
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- clichéd saying or idea
- different
- curious
- irregular
- unusual
- important
- special
- exceptional
- distinct
- distinctive
- extraordinary
- fantastic
- impressive
- marvelous
- matchless
- mind-boggling
- notable
- uncanny
- uncommon
- unimaginable
- arcane
- bizarre
- exclusive
- extra
- memorable
- noteworthy
- rare
- rarefied
- remarkable
- specific
- strange
- tremendous
- hidden, secret
- strange, wild
- usual, everyday
- very odd
- separate, distinct
- different; unconnected
- different, unique
- accessory; excess
- unique
- strange and wonderful
- strange, different; imaginary
- powerful, influential
- hard to believe; amazing
- important; famous
- characteristic, distinguishing
- astounding, exceptional
- exceptional, infrequent
- extraordinary, unusual
- distinguished, distinctive; important in own way
- particular, distinguishing
- deviating, unfamiliar
- huge, overwhelming
- very strange, unusual
- very different
- exceptional, original
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
- clichéd saying or idea
- different
- curious
- irregular
- unusual
- important
- special
-
exceptional
- first class,
- world-class,
- uncustomary,
- un-ordinary,
- firstrate,
- firstclass,
- first rate,
- in consistent,
- in frequent,
- in-consistent,
- in-frequent,
- more uncustomary,
- more world class,
- more world-class,
- more worldclass,
- most uncustomary,
- most world class,
- most world-class,
- most worldclass,
- un customary,
- un ordinary,
- un thinkable,
- un-customary,
- un-thinkable,
- unheardof,
- worldclass.
- distinct
- distinctive
- extraordinary
-
fantastic
- phantasmagorical,
- primo,
- A 1,
- cat's meow,
- best ever,
- cat meow,
- cats meow,
- far fetched,
- in sane,
- in saner,
- in sanest,
- in-sane,
- in-saner,
- in-sanest,
- mis leading,
- mis-leading,
- more cracking,
- more humongous,
- more phantasmagorical,
- more primo,
- more ridiculous,
- most cracking,
- most humongous,
- most phantasmagorical,
- most primo,
- out of world,
- out sight,
- out this world,
- out world,
- over whelming,
- over-whelming,
- un believable,
- un likelier,
- un likeliest,
- un likely,
- un-believable,
- un-likelier,
- un-likeliest,
- un-likely.
- impressive
- marvelous
- matchless
- mind-boggling
-
notable
- Celebrious,
- nameable,
- pre-eminent,
- distingue,
- high-profile,
- highprofile,
- more celebrious,
- more distingue,
- more high profile,
- more high-profile,
- more highprofile,
- more nameable,
- most celebrious,
- most distingue,
- most high profile,
- most high-profile,
- most highprofile,
- most nameable,
- pre eminent,
- well known,
- wellknown.
-
uncanny
- supernormal,
- supranormal,
- Inexplainable,
- in explainable,
- in spired,
- in-explainable,
- in-spired,
- more inexplainable,
- more supernormal,
- more supranormal,
- most inexplainable,
- most supernormal,
- most supranormal,
- super normal,
- super-human,
- super-normal,
- supra normal,
- supra-normal,
- un cannier,
- un canniest,
- un canny,
- un earthlier,
- un earthliest,
- un earthly,
- un-cannier,
- un-canniest,
- un-earthlier,
- un-earthliest,
- un-earthly,
- un-natural.
- uncommon
-
unimaginable
- Inapprehensible,
- Incogitable,
- beyond wildest dreams,
- not understandable,
- in apprehensible,
- in cogitable,
- in describable,
- in effable,
- in-apprehensible,
- in-cogitable,
- in-describable,
- in-effable,
- more inapprehensible,
- more incogitable,
- most inapprehensible,
- most incogitable,
- un imaginable,
- un-imaginable.
- arcane
- bizarre
- exclusive
-
extra
- gingerbread,
- in store,
- over and above,
- fusser,
- one more,
- be yond,
- be-yond,
- gravier,
- icest,
- in essential,
- in-essential,
- more beyond,
- more button,
- more gingerbread,
- more lagniappe,
- more reserve,
- most beyond,
- most gingerbread,
- most lagniappe,
- most reserve,
- over above,
- perker,
- perkest,
- re serve,
- re-serve,
- super numerary,
- super-numerary,
- sur plusser,
- sur plussest,
- sur-plusser,
- sur-plussest,
- un necessary,
- un needed,
- un-necessary,
- un-needed,
- un-used.
-
memorable
- bodacious,
- Rememberable,
- bigleague,
- majorleague,
- mind blowing,
- mindblowing,
- more bodacious,
- more rubric,
- more something,
- more surpassing,
- most bodacious,
- most doozie,
- most rubric,
- most something,
- most surpassing,
- red letter,
- redletter,
- sur-passing,
- top drawer,
- topdrawer,
- un forgettable,
- un-forgettable.
- noteworthy
-
rare
- recherche,
- Unfrequent,
- Subtile,
- few and far between,
- unheard of,
- few far between,
- more attenuate,
- more attenuated,
- more recherche,
- more seldom,
- more semioccasional,
- more unfrequent,
- most attenuate,
- most attenuated,
- most recherche,
- most seldom,
- most semioccasional,
- most unfrequent,
- semi occasional,
- semi-occasional,
- semioccasional,
- sub tile,
- sub tiler,
- sub-tile,
- subtiler,
- subtilest,
- un frequent,
- un-frequent.
- rarefied
- remarkable
- specific
- strange
- tremendous
- hidden, secret
- strange, wild
- usual, everyday
- very odd
- separate, distinct
- different; unconnected
- different, unique
- accessory; excess
- unique
- strange and wonderful
- strange, different; imaginary
- powerful, influential
- hard to believe; amazing
- important; famous
- characteristic, distinguishing
- astounding, exceptional
-
exceptional, infrequent
- rare.
- extraordinary, unusual
- distinguished, distinctive; important in own way
- particular, distinguishing
- deviating, unfamiliar
- huge, overwhelming
- very strange, unusual
- very different
- exceptional, original
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Other relevant words
- abnormality,
- anomaly,
- monstrosity,
- absorbing,
- animating,
- bizarre,
- conspicuous,
- energizing,
- engaging,
- engrossing,
- enlivening,
- exceptional,
- freak,
- freakish,
- fresh,
- galvanizing,
- gripping,
- idiosyncratic,
- infrequent,
- interesting,
- intermittent,
- intriguing,
- invigorating,
- kooky,
- new,
- nonconformist,
- notable,
- novel,
- occasional,
- oddball,
- outrageous,
- outre,
- outstanding,
- prominent,
- recherche,
- riveting,
- salient,
- scarce,
- seldom,
- signal,
- singular,
- sporadic,
- stimulating,
- striking,
- unaccustomed,
- uncommon,
- unconventional,
- unfamiliar,
- unheard-of,
- unique,
- unknown,
- unorthodox,
- unprecedented,
- unusual,
- way out,
- unhackneyed.
- Other antonyms
Antonym of the day
stops in one's tracks
- Antonyms:
- bore, disenchant, disgust.