SHARED Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈsherd

Definition of shared

as in collective

used or done by a number of people as a group shared resources

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verb

past tense of share

as in participated

to take a share or part everyone in the enterprise will share in the profits

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Recent Examples of shared

Adjective

The United States’ Middle East order, too, had been decaying for years as policy and political failures accumulated, culminating in the loss of shared purpose and the military impotence revealed by the latest crises. — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 At the time, Rice was an account executive for PadSplit, an online co-living rental marketplace, where users can rent rooms in shared living spaces. — Diamy Wang august 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2026

Verb

This is good energy for discussing a trip, class, belief, or shared future with someone whose view expands yours. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026 The producer credits are also shared by Brad Weston and Collin Creighton of MakeReady, who developed the project along with Fifth Season. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shared

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shared

Adjective

Two wildfires have burned a collective 900 acres in Miami-Dade County, according to the Florida Forest Service.

— Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Internal Champions Are The Primary Deployment Mechanism As important as advances in technology are, people ultimately have to make the collective decisions that result in systemic changes in clinical practices.

— Erez Meltzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of collective

Verb

Aurora also participated in the DuPage County joint bid to secure additional salt.

— Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
Crypto firms like Coinbase, Kraken, and Gemini, plus trade associations like Digital Chamber, participated alongside tradfi companies like Intercontinental Exchange and Nasdaq.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of participated

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

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

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

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

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