Meaning & use

shared

adjective·Everyday

Possessed, used, or experienced jointly by two or more people.

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The roommates split the rent for their shared apartment near campus.

Their shared love of hiking brought the two strangers together quickly.

A note on using this word

Shared is the past participle of 'share' but functions as an ordinary adjective before a noun, as in 'shared interests.'

Words with a similar meaning

jointmutualcommon

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