COMMON DENOMINATOR Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

common denominator

noun

as in similarity

a point which two or more things share in common the only common denominator between the novel and the movie allegedly based on it appears to be the name of the main character

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Recent Examples of common denominator Both customers say the Amazon Flex facility in South Buffalo is the common denominator. —

Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025 The common denominator across it all? —

Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025 The common denominator between the two? —

Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025 The common denominator was Baugh, who only started playing running back full-time two years ago. —

Noah White, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for common denominator

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The mother, or Romito 1, showed similarities, though not as pronounced as her younger relative.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
The similarities are hardly an accident.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026

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