COLLECTIVE Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

kə-ˈlek-tiv

Definition of collective

as in collaborative

used or done by a number of people as a group the cleanup of the neighborhood park was a collective effort for which many people should be thanked

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Recent Examples of collective

Adjective

And because inheritance tax can be as high as 40%, that could mean millions of dollars of his overseas assets could be exposed, as estimates put Harry and Meghan’s collective fortune at $60 million. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 The trip to hitter-friendly Mile High City, and a matchup against the last-place team in the NL West, came at the perfect time for the Dodgers, ending a collective slump. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Noun

Needa Bee, a co-founder of the collective, said the group represents 89 vendors. — Da Lin, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 The duo also took the unusual step of road-testing the material live throughout 2024 and 2025, performing in intimate, phone-free settings with Badu’s digital collective, the Cannabinoids, while The Alchemist worked the MPC. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for collective

Recent Examples of Synonyms for collective

Adjective

In elementary classrooms, engagement may include collaborative projects involving discussion and problem solving, writing, or small-group lessons.

— Jose Bolaños, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Weeks after the project dropped, a new collaborative version of one of the full-length’s singles has become surprisingly successful in America.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of collaborative

Noun

El-Sayed dismissed a potential fundraising gap in the race, which could occur if donors were pushed towards Rogers or if outside groups like AIPAC intervened on Rogers’ behalf.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Only one person in this friend group is knowingly connected to a violent cult, so are we supposed to view him as a potential suspect?

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of group

Adjective

Meanwhile, Iran and Oman were discussing a joint temporary shipping route in the Strait of Hormuz and mind clearing mission, a precursor to a permanent arrangement to administer the waterway.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
The film’s audition introduced Hale to her future costar and now-husband Massagli, who recalled meeting her for the first time in a joint interview with Inside Edition in 2021.

— Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of joint

Adjective

The basics The combined company will have about 37 million customers and more than 100,000 employees.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
In my view, extending the commitment to five years would provide greater stability for exhibitors and strengthen the position that the combined company intends to make a sustained investment in theatrical films.

— Cory Jacobson, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of combined

Adjective

The curriculum—a first for the local public school system—was also a bid to control communal loyalties in Hawaii, which the United States had annexed in 1898.

— H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 21 Aug. 2026
Bear in mind that a communal bathroom can serve as a breeding ground for bacteria and germs.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of communal

Adjective

Ritchie, who created the series, which was adapted from his 2019 film of the same name, met Markle through mutual acquaintances, THR was told.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2026
In tiny San Marino, the American pope praises a republic built on freedom and mutual respect, calling it a ‘laboratory of good politics’ that defends human dignity.

— Giada Zampano, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of mutual

Adjective

That gets you a bike room and shared roof-deck, and Vanderbilt Avenue is right down the block with its restaurant row and Open Street.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 24 Aug. 2026
Captured from the water, this image shows the ocean as a shared space, where humans and wildlife briefly move together within the same powerful coastal environment.

— Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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