Definitions

common denominator

NOUN

common factor

Synonyms

WEAK

common divisor common measure denominator numerator

Example Sentences

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If Gellar didn’t have such a spellbinding screen presence, one might think she was the common denominator factor in all of these failed series.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

The common denominator: Even when leagues investigate aggressively, the current system relies on prosecutors to finish the job.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

That’s “diworsification”—ideas watered down to the lowest common denominator, the least innovative option that offends no one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

New York is projected throughout the show, but the GPS coordinates are more precisely those of an American musical that has lost its way trying to appeal to the lowest common denominator.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

Much of this art, to be sure, is pretty shoddy—art at third- and fourth-hand, worn out by endless repetition, representing the lowest common denominator of popular taste.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson