COLLABORATIVE Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

collaborative

adjective

Definition of collaborative

as in collective

used or done by a number of people as a group a culture in which the raising of children is regarded as a collaborative endeavor for a whole village

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Recent Examples of collaborative The collaborative rehearsal process allowed the actor, playwright and director to shape the work together. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 Trivia nights, which most pubs run on a weekly rotation, are competitive and collaborative, a great excuse to argue about random facts with a partner or a group. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 More than 50 collaborative robots – or ‘cobots’ – were installed at the facility. — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 Litigation records reveal a collaborative effort between law enforcement and Google that follows a three-step process. — Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 30 June 2026 Dasgupta, whose company is FilmsPositive, said the shoot reflected the collaborative ambition at the project’s core. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 July 2026 Rather than presenting those machines in isolation, Karl Mayer has tied recent launches back to the TIC and its collaborative development model. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 2 July 2026 Recently, Italian researchers developed a wearable robotic exoskeleton that provides real-time haptic feedback, helping musicians improve synchronization, coordination, and timing during collaborative performances. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026

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Adjective

And that his journey was part of collective action as the entire American Revolution was.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Ahead of this year's remaining Semiquincentennial events, revisit some of the most memorable ways that the country rallied together in 1976 to celebrate their collective achievement.

— Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

Definition of collective

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In a massive joint operation, US Central Command – with tight coordination from US Strategic Command, US Space Command, and the US Space Force – used electromagnetic warfare to blank out a massive area over Iran.

— David Szondy July 06, New Atlas, 7 July 2026
That includes four people who are part of a joint NASA and SpaceX mission known as Crew-12 that docked in mid-February.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Definition of joint

Adjective

The couple donated a combined $26 million to 20 local and national charities ahead of their nuptials, Swift’s publicist told Business Insider.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
The combined $235,000 spent so far is about the yearly salary of three or four mid-level employees.

— Alexandra Phelps July 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026

Definition of combined

Adjective

Madonna never set out to become a classic British lady of the manor, however, until fate intervened when she was introduced to Hugo Vickers, Cecil Beaton's suave biographer, through a mutual friend in 1998.

— Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026
The sheriff's office initiated an emergency call-in of all off-duty deputies and requested mutual aid from Rock, Kenosha and Jefferson counties and the Wisconsin State Patrol and DNR.

— Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of mutual

Adjective

There are peer-to-peer payment services like Zelle, Venmo and Cash App, which allow users to directly transfer from bank account to bank account, and apps like Tab, Splitwise and Divvy, which help users track and split shared expenses.

— Rachel Hale, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Weeks before the fire pit incident, Robinson alleges that during a trip to Nashville to visit her grandfather who was in hospice care and has since died, Sandoval pushed her to the floor of their hotel and locked her out of their shared room.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

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