What is another word for un-common?
594 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ˈʌnkˈɒmən], [ ˈʌnkˈɒmən], [ ˈʌ_n_k_ˈɒ_m_ə_n]
Un-common is a word that describes something that is not frequently seen or experienced. There are several synonyms for this word, including unusual, rare, atypical, peculiar, and infrequent. Uncommon can also be replaced with scarce, exceptional, singular, unconventional, or remarkable. Each of these words carries a slightly different connotation, but they all share the same general meaning of something that is not ordinary or typical. Antonyms for uncommon include common, typical, ordinary, and usual. Choosing the right synonym depends on the context of the sentence and the specific tone the writer wishes to convey.
Synonyms for Un-common:
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adj.
• abnormal- Anomalistic ,
- Deviating ,
- Heteroclite ,
- Heteromorphic ,
- atypical ,
- deviant ,
- deviate ,
- divergent ,
- funny ,
- grody ,
- gross ,
- heterodox ,
- off-base ,
- off-color ,
- out of line ,
- preternatural ,
- screwy ,
- spastic ,
- uncommon ,
- unexpected ,
- unnatural .
- 10 ,
- 24-karat ,
- a-1 ,
- elect ,
- elite ,
- excellent ,
- exclusive ,
- exquisite ,
- fine ,
- first-class ,
- hand-picked ,
- nice ,
- popular ,
- precious ,
- preferential ,
- preferred ,
- prime ,
- prize ,
- select ,
- solid gold ,
- top-drawer ,
- valuable ,
- winner .
- another ,
- another story ,
- discrete ,
- diverse ,
- especial ,
- express ,
- individual ,
- other ,
- particular ,
- several ,
- something else ,
- specialized ,
- specific ,
- various .
- characteristic ,
- cool ,
- diacritic ,
- diagnostic ,
- distinguishing ,
- far cry ,
- gnarly ,
- idiosyncratic ,
- like night and day ,
- offbeat ,
- perfect ,
- poles apart ,
- proper ,
- separate ,
- single ,
- typical ,
- unreal ,
- wicked .
- beat ,
- bent ,
- capricious ,
- cockeyed ,
- crazy ,
- droll ,
- erratic ,
- far out ,
- flaky ,
- freak ,
- funky ,
- kooky ,
- nutty ,
- oddball ,
- off the wall ,
- off-center ,
- out in left field ,
- outlandish ,
- quaint ,
- quirky ,
- quizzical ,
- way out ,
- whimsical ,
- wild .
- chief ,
- distinguished ,
- dominant ,
- marked ,
- paramount ,
- personal ,
- predominant ,
- preeminent ,
- preponderant ,
- principal ,
- private ,
- set ,
- signal ,
- supreme ,
- surpassing .
- amazing ,
- boss ,
- fab ,
- flash ,
- heavy ,
- inconceivable ,
- incredible ,
- marvelous ,
- off beaten path ,
- stupendous ,
- terrific .
- absolute ,
- desperate ,
- dire ,
- downright ,
- drastic ,
- exaggerated ,
- excessive ,
- extravagant ,
- fabulous ,
- fanatical ,
- flagrant ,
- harsh ,
- immoderate ,
- improper ,
- imprudent ,
- inordinate ,
- intemperate ,
- irrational ,
- nonsensical ,
- out of proportion ,
- out-and-out ,
- outrageous ,
- overkill ,
- preposterous ,
- rabid ,
- radical ,
- rigid ,
- severe ,
- sheer ,
- stern ,
- strict ,
- thorough ,
- unbending ,
- uncompromising ,
- unreasonable ,
- unseemly ,
- utter ,
- zealous .
- Unfrequent ,
- exiguous ,
- few and far between ,
- imperceptible ,
- inconsequential ,
- inconsiderable ,
- insufficient ,
- lean ,
- less ,
- meager ,
- middling ,
- minor ,
- minority ,
- minute ,
- negligible ,
- not many ,
- not too many ,
- occasional ,
- paltry ,
- petty ,
- piddling ,
- scant ,
- scanty ,
- scarcely any ,
- scattered ,
- scattering ,
- semioccasional ,
- short ,
- skimpy ,
- slender ,
- slight ,
- slim ,
- some ,
- sparse ,
- stingy ,
- straggling ,
- thin ,
- trifling ,
- widely spaced .
- alone ,
- definite ,
- different ,
- indivisible ,
- lone ,
- only ,
- own ,
- personalized ,
- reserved ,
- respective ,
- secluded ,
- sole ,
- solitary ,
- unitary .
- Celebrious ,
- Famed ,
- Red-letter ,
- big-league ,
- bodacious ,
- celebrated ,
- conspicuous ,
- eminent ,
- eventful ,
- evident ,
- great ,
- high-profile ,
- illustrious ,
- major-league ,
- manifest ,
- memorable ,
- momentous ,
- nameable ,
- noticeable ,
- notorious ,
- observable ,
- prominent ,
- pronounced ,
- renowned ,
- rubric ,
- serious ,
- striking ,
- well-known .
- Neoteric ,
- at cutting edge ,
- avant-garde ,
- breaking new ground ,
- contemporary ,
- fresh ,
- innovative ,
- just out ,
- modernistic ,
- new-fashioned ,
- newfangled ,
- now ,
- recent .
- demented ,
- disquieting ,
- doubtful ,
- dubious ,
- eerie ,
- fishy ,
- fly ball ,
- mad ,
- mysterious ,
- puzzling ,
- questionable ,
- shady ,
- suspicious ,
- touched ,
- unbalanced ,
- unhinged .
- Arrestive ,
- arresting ,
- famous ,
- gilt-edged ,
- greatest ,
- important ,
- impressive ,
- primo ,
- salient ,
- significant ,
- smashing ,
- solid ,
- splashy ,
- super ,
- weighty ,
- world class ,
- zero cool .
- loner ,
- not general ,
- not public ,
- one ,
- peerless ,
- restricted ,
- separated ,
- simple ,
- singled-out ,
- unalloyed ,
- unblended ,
- uncompounded ,
- undivided ,
- unmixed ,
- unrivaled ,
- unshared ,
- without equal .
- dispersed ,
- inadequate ,
- poor ,
- scrimpy ,
- spare .
- Earmarked ,
- appropriate ,
- best ,
- certain ,
- choice ,
- defined ,
- designated ,
- determinate ,
- festive ,
- first ,
- gala ,
- main ,
- major ,
- primary .
- astonishing ,
- astounding ,
- ignorant ,
- inexperienced ,
- mystifying ,
- new ,
- off ,
- perplexing ,
- unaccountable ,
- unseasoned .
- Doubtable ,
- borderline ,
- debatable ,
- disputable ,
- equivocal ,
- farfetched ,
- not kosher ,
- open ,
- open to doubt ,
- open to question ,
- overt ,
- phony ,
- problematic ,
- reaching ,
- rings untrue ,
- shaky ,
- suspect ,
- too much ,
- uncertain ,
- unsure ,
- won't wash .
- baffling ,
- impenetrable ,
- incomprehensible ,
- inexplicable ,
- inscrutable ,
- mystic ,
- unexplainable ,
- unfathomable ,
- unintelligible ,
- unknowable .
- 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 .
- anarchistic ,
- free and easy ,
- individualistic ,
- informal ,
- nonconformist ,
- off the beaten track ,
- unceremonious .
- Inapprehensible ,
- Incogitable ,
- beyond wildest dreams ,
- impossible ,
- improbable ,
- indescribable ,
- ineffable ,
- not understandable ,
- unbelievable .
- STANDOUT ,
- Unparagoned ,
- matchless ,
- most ,
- nonpareil ,
- onliest ,
- solo ,
- sui generis ,
- unequaled ,
- unexampled ,
- unmatched ,
- utmost .
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adv.
• extra- considerably ,
- especially ,
- exceptionally ,
- extraordinarily ,
- extremely ,
- markedly ,
- noticeably ,
- rarely ,
- remarkably ,
- uncommonly ,
- unusually .
How to use "Un-common" in context?
animals
There's no such thing as an "un-common" animal, as every species has a unique personality and story. Here are five of the most un-common creatures in the world.
The Amur tiger is one of the world's most endangered big cats. With just around 100 left in the wild, they are an incredibly rare sight. They are also one of the un-commonest animals in the world.
The Agouti is a rodent-like mammal that lives in South America and parts of North America. They are the only mammal that naturally occurs in both hot and cold climates.
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