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uncommon Definition

un·com·mon (un käm′ən)

adjective

  1. rare; not common or usual
  2. strange; remarkable; extraordinary

uncommon Related Forms

un·com′·monly adverb un·com′·mon·ness noun

uncommon Synonyms

uncommon

modif.

unusual, out of the ordinary, different, extraordinary, unheard of, unique, rare, few and far between, exceptional, out of the way, strange, exotic, arcane, remarkable, startling, surprising, fantastic, unaccustomed, unfamiliar, anomalous, unclassifiable, freakish, irregular, uncustomary, unconventional, unorthodox, abnormal, peculiar, odd, bizarre, eccentric, original, nondescript, prodigious, fabulous, monstrous, egregious, aberrant, curious, wonderful, unaccountable, unwonted, outré (French), noteworthy, queer, unparalleled, unexampled, outlandish, extreme.

Antonyms common*, usual*, ordinary.

uncommon Usage Examples

Preposition: for

  • bride: During the American Revolution, it wasn't uncommon for brides show their support for the rebellion by donning a red dress.
  • patient: It is very uncommon for patients to experience any discomfort during implant placement.
  • someone: It is not uncommon for someone living over the road from you to belong to a completely different ward.

Infinitive complement

  • hear: Its not uncommon to hear such rents being paid.
  • find: It is not uncommon to find older women who have an entire room of their homes filled with special dolls on display.
  • see: Not uncommon to see 10 or more in a dive.

Modifies a noun

  • occurrence: I was wrong ( a not uncommon occurrence ).
  • surname: This page was first published in December 1995, to provide some information on the rather uncommon surname of Sipple.
  • migrant: Thresher Sharks are usually uncommon summer migrants to the English Channel.
  • specie: This is an uncommon resident species in the Nile Valley.
  • complication: An uncommon complication of the disorder is central nervous system invasion.
  • tumor: CONCLUSIONS: Primary SCC of the parotid gland is an uncommon tumor with a highly malignant potential.

Modifying Another Word

  • relatively: Apart from these, fungi are a relatively uncommon cause of human disease.
  • not: Its not uncommon to hear such rents being paid.
  • fairly: Tho fairly uncommon, the merlins seem to be holding their own in Wharfedale.
  • nationally: Photo courtesy RSPB Several nationally uncommon species occur on the heath including the Grayling butterfly, and breeding Stonechat, Dartford Warbler and Nightjar.
  • locally: The limestone outcrops have several locally uncommon species including rock whitebeam and angular Solomon's Seal.

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: Consultant medical staff participating and supervising phlebotomy seems not uncommon in Italy as Italian law requires the presence of a medical attendant.
  • mean: On this side of the Atlantic, in-house trainees are by no means uncommon.