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collectively

[kuh-lek-tiv-lee] / kəˈlɛk tɪv li /
ADVERB
altogether
Synonyms
STRONGEST
en masse generally
STRONG
all
WEAK
all in all all things considered all told bodily by and large conjointly everything considered everything included for the most part in all in sum in toto on the whole taken together
Antonyms
WEAK
incompletely partly
ADVERB
bodily
Synonyms
WEAK
absolutely altogether as a body as a group completely en masse entirely fully wholly
ADVERB
en masse
Synonyms
WEAK
all at once as a body as a group as a whole as one communally cooperatively en bloc ensemble in a group in chorus in unison jointly together unanimously unitedly wholly with one voice
ADVERB
jointly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accordingly cooperatively in tandem mutually simultaneously together unitedly
STRONG
conjointly
WEAK
agreeably alike arm in arm coincidentally combined companionably concomitantly concurrently connectedly en masse hand in glove hand in hand harmoniously in a group in common in company with in concert in conjunction in league in partnership in unison inextricably inseparably intimately reciprocally side by side similarly synchronically with one another
Antonyms
WEAK
singly
ADVERB
synchronously
Synonyms
WEAK
all at once all together as one at one fell swoop closely coincidentally combined commonly concertedly concomitantly concurrently conjointly contemporaneously en masse hand in glove hand in hand in a body in concert in cooperation in one breath in sync in tandem in unison jointly mutually on the beat side by side simultaneously synchronically unanimously unitedly with one accord with one voice with the beat
ADVERB
together
Synonyms
STRONGEST
closely in tandem jointly simultaneously
STRONG
unitedly
WEAK
all together as one at one fell swoop coincidentally combined commonly concertedly concomitantly concurrently conjointly contemporaneously en masse hand in glove hand in hand in a body in concert in cooperation in one breath in sync in unison mutually on the beat side by side synchronically unanimously with one accord with one voice with the beat
Antonyms
WEAK
apart individually separately
ADVERB
unanimously
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commonly consistently universally
WEAK
agreeingly all together communally concertedly concorantly consensually cooperatively harmoniously in agreement in unison nem con nemine contradicente popularly undisputedly unitedly without dissent
Antonyms
WEAK
differently divergently opposite

Example Sentences

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The other positive part of this story: You both have money to invest in property, or at least the wherewithal to take out loans collectively, so I assume his credit rating is relatively good.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

A superatom consists of several natural atoms that share the same quantum state and behave collectively as one larger atom.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

The Sports Broadcasting Act passed by Congress in 1961 allowed professional football teams to collectively license the TV rights of their games to national broadcast networks without running afoul of anti-trust laws.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The Sports Broadcasting Act grants the league limited antitrust protection to allow the teams to collectively negotiate packages of TV rights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Believe that, too, for driver ants are possessed, collectively, of the size and influence of a Biblical plague.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver