COLLECTIVELY Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

collectively

adverb

Definition of collectively

as in broadly

with everyone or everything taken into account at the same time collectively, the firm's partners have 107 years of experience

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Recent Examples of collectively The bugs, collectively called PHP2Shell, could allow attackers to execute code and read memory that could contain sensitive information, like passwords. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 Wikis—or modular, collectively edited websites—preceded Wikipedia. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026 Something like this wouldn’t happen in the major pro leagues, since eligibility rules are collectively bargained between leagues and unions and are thus exempt from antitrust scrutiny. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2026 The robots collectively processed 249,560 packages during the livestream, according to reports. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026 His legacy individually, my legacy individually, and our legacy and work history collectively. — Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026 Jacques Veyrat has joined as a minority investor through his Impala holding company, with a 9 percent stake, while the group’s managing directors collectively hold 5 percent. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026 Otherwise, the United States and its allies could become individually more capable but collectively less effective. — Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026 But the wealth management leaders collectively urge women to take matters into their own hands. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

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Adverb

As the new technology pervades the campaign trail ahead of a crucial midterm election, Ridout warned the consequences of AI ads go beyond just individual elections and have the potential to shape the very psychology of elections more broadly.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
For the better part of the first quarter of this century, the rise of Big Tech has made computer science (CS), and computing education more broadly, among the most popular subjects in American higher education.

— Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of broadly

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Consumers have generally soured on an economy weighed down by more expensive gas, groceries, and clothing, among other items.

— Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Storing heat between peaks Unlike solar and wind installations, conventional nuclear power plants are generally designed to produce electricity continuously.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of generally

Adverb

Jaivian Thomas' 7-yard TD run tied it 7-all and Wayne Knight scored on a 1-yard plunge for his 12th TD on the ground — and 13th overall — that put UCLA ahead 14-7 in the second quarter.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
An All-American at San Diego State, he was drafted second overall by the Indianapolis Colts in 1994 and immediately made an impact, rushing for more than 1,000 yards for the first of seven times and being named NFL rookie of the year.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of overall

Adverb

So putting SpaceX and Tesla together unites two companies that are super-hungry for cash.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Combining the two would bring the tech and infrastructure parts of Musk’s empire together (the Wall Street pitch) and a hyperconcentrated bet on the billionaire’s inventions, politics, and personality (the actual pitch).

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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