Difference between Unusual and Uncommon

UNUSUAL vs UNCOMMON: ADJECTIVE

Not commonly encountered
Being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
Not usual, common, or ordinary.
Not usual; uncommon; rare
Unlike what is expected; differing in some way from the norm.
More than usual.
Not usual or common or ordinary

Not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
Marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
Not common; rare.
Wonderful; remarkable.
Not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange
Rare; not readily found; unusual
Remarkable; exceptional

Not usual; not frequent; not common; rare; strange; as, an unusual season; a person of unusual erudition.
Synonyms Uncommon, unwonted, singular, remarkable, odd.
Slightly odd or even a bit weird

Marked by an uncommon quality
Exceedingly; very: as, uncommon cheap.
Synonyms Scarce, unusual, unwonted, unique, singular, queer. See common.
Not common; not usual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; extraordinary; strange.

Eery, Singular, Eerie, Different, Freaky, Curious, Exotic, Unique, Unaccustomed, Weird, Extraordinary, Odd, Peculiar, Strange, Uncommon

Common, Rarely, Surprising, Prevalent, Infrequent, Commonplace, Unheard, Special, Unwonted, Especial, Particular, Exceptional, Extraordinary, Rare, Unusual

Eery, Singular, Eerie, Different, Freaky, Curious, Exotic, Unique, Unaccustomed, Weird, Extraordinary, Odd, Peculiar, Strange, Uncommon

Common, Rarely, Surprising, Prevalent, Infrequent, Commonplace, Unheard, Special, Unwonted, Especial, Particular, Exceptional, Extraordinary, Rare, Unusual

Try combining common first names with unusual last names, or unusual first names with common last names.
It appears that a pig in prison was not unusual, nor was it unusual for that pig to endure quite a lengthy stay.
They meet in the most unusual of circumstances and their relationships grows in the most unusual of ways.
The Eighth Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishments, and torture would surely meet the standard of cruel and unusual.
Suspicious orders include, but are not limited to, orders of unusual size, orders deviating substantially from a normal pattern, and orders of unusual frequency.
The unusual ruling follows a bench trial a few weeks ago for an unusual case brought by a prospective buyer in small claims court.
Extraordinary or exceptional events: such as unpredictable or unusual events requiring urgent, impromptu and unusual workforce.
Reversal of more than a few positives per year for most companies is unusual, though some industries and locations have unusual circumstances.
Routinely monitors financial exception reports for unusual activities, transactions, and investigates anomalies or unusual transactions.
Other unusual acts or unusual behavior that may suggest drug or alcohol use.