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

Renée Valerie is a colorist and R+COLOR education director and collective member. — Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 27 Aug. 2026 Today, rabbis invoke shofars as a wake-up call for penance, collective responsibility and mortality. — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

Noun

Black Americans were struggling against the legacy of Jim Crow, and Abdeen interned with Ernest Goodman, a civil-rights lawyer who was reviving the National Lawyers Guild, a collective of progressive legal professionals. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026 Harston is also one of the Screaming Marys, a performance collective managed by Screaming Alley, which regularly hosts workshops in everything from burlesque to lip-syncing – and previously did Jackson’s drag king course. — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 19 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

This is viewed as part of his decentralization agenda, aiming to transfer powers in areas such as skills training and select tax authorities from London to local combined authorities.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The combined text volume of the transcripts alone would be roughly equivalent to 10,000 typical novels.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of combined

Adjective

There is a big opportunity to make communal listening spaces feel special again.

— Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 28 Aug. 2026
Psychologist Katie Witkiewitz observed in an APA Speaking of Psychology interview that people are increasingly choosing not to drink as a group, and that the communal nature of that choice carries real weight.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 26 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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