Best Opposite Words For NONMAINSTREAM
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| accepted | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • generally approved or compelling recognition | ||||||
| common | adverb, adjective adv, adj | |||||
adjective • belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public • having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual noun • a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area adjective satellite • common to or shared by two or more parties • commonly encountered • being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language • of or associated with the great masses of people • of low or inferior quality or value • lacking refinement or cultivation or taste • to be expected; standard | ||||||
| conventional | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • following accepted customs and proprieties • (weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy • unimaginative and conformist adjective satellite • conforming with accepted standards • represented in simplified or symbolic form • in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past • rigidly formal or bound by convention | ||||||
| mainstream | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • the prevailing current of thought | ||||||
| normal | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
adjective • conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal • in accordance with scientific laws • being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development noun • something regarded as a normative example adjective satellite • forming a right angle | ||||||
| popular | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public adjective satellite • carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large • representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large • (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people) | ||||||
| standard | adverb, noun, adjective adv, n, adj | |||||
adjective • conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind • established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence • conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers noun • a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated • the ideal in terms of which something can be judged • a board measure = 1980 board feet • the value behind the money in a monetary system • an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support) • any distinctive flag adjective satellite • commonly used or supplied • regularly and widely used or sold | ||||||
| traditional | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • consisting of or derived from tradition adjective satellite • pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines | ||||||
| typical | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category adjective satellite • of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing • conforming to a type | ||||||
| widespread | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • widely circulated or diffused • distributed over a considerable extent | ||||||