COMMONALITIES Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

commonalities

noun

plural of commonality

as in similarities

a point which two or more things share in common one commonality between the two very different women is their passion for charity work

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Recent Examples of commonalities Monitor reporters and photographers set out to find commonalities and current challenges in the chocolate trade. — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026 From Allagash to Augusta On the surface, Jackson appears to have commonalities with Platner. — Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 24 July 2026 Despite these commonalities, their characters couldn’t be more different. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 23 July 2026 The two companies do share many other commonalities beyond Musk. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 22 July 2026 Perhaps, Hanania concluded, these commonalities were not coincidental. — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026 The game’s objective is to group words or objects into four groups of four based on commonalities within each group as quickly as possible. — Mark Cooper, New York Times, 14 July 2026 There are red flags that are commonalities among scams, Nofziger said. — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 26 June 2026 While in prison, many inmates join groups, gangs at higher security prisons and cars at lower security, in order to find commonalities with others or protection. — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

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In those early conversations, Fernandez talked through a system that bore significant similarities to what Bueckers ran at UConn.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Brunicki said that while there were some similarities with the dot‑com era, the underlying businesses of AI companies look different.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

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To make the resemblances convincing, Gethings recruited participants by complementing their standout features and promising to accentuate them with the help of hair and makeup stylists in a studio setting.

— Pat Mueller, USA Today, 30 May 2026
Most of the film’s other resemblances, of which there are many, prove less distressing.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2026

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