Synonyms for Popular (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (patronized by):
fashionable
WordNet sense 2 (characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality):
democratic
WordNet sense 3 (having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual):
common
WordNet sense 4 ((of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)):
pop
WordNet sense 5 (not classical):
nonclassical
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