Common and Pervasive

Common

Common adjective - Belonging or relating to the whole.
Usage example: facts of common knowledge

Pervasive and common are semantically related In some cases you can use "Pervasive" instead an adjective "Common".

Pervasive

Pervasive adjective - Spreading or spread throughout.
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Synonyms for Pervasive

Common and pervasive are semantically related in extensive topic. You can use "Common" instead an adjective "Pervasive", if it concerns topics such as prevalent, widespread.

Both words in one sentence

  • It most certainly does not establish that X has ever happened more than once, or that X is common or pervasive - and that's what this fallacy about.
  • Starvation is common, poverty is pervasive to the common folk while the uncaring rich are buffered by protective walls and guards.
  • In David Wingrove's Chung Kuo, this is a common view among both defenders and rebels in the City, although it was not all-pervasive.
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Pervasive and Common. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/common/pervasive
Common & Pervasive. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/common/pervasive>.
Pervasive or Common. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/common/pervasive.
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