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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Before any test is ordered, clinicians are expected to engage patients in shared decision-making about the benefits and limits of screening. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026 Venus enters Libra and your 11th House of Friends and Community, bringing ease, charm, and mutual support into friendships, groups, and shared goals. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

Verb

Travis Kelce has shared his first comments about his wedding to Taylor Swift. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026 Kirby Smart shared on Wednesday that the Bulldogs had about 125 players with the team for the first practice of preseason. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shared

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shared

Adjective

This tomb, and others in Sardinia, was built as a collective burial site around 1800 BCE by the Nuragic people.

— Leigh Anne Miller for ARTnews, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2026
For a series built around the unsettling idea of collective perfection, Pluribus works because each department thrived in the chaos of creation.

— Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of collective

Verb

Jim Thome, who participated in the ceremony before the first Field of Dreams game in 2021, saw his fair share of cornfields while playing youth baseball in central Illinois.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Bresnan and other members of the film team participated in a Q&A after the world premiere at True/False.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of participated

Adjective

What people may not know is that this is not the world's first mRNA flu jab; in April, Moderna was given the green light in Europe for its combined COVID-19 and influenza vaccine, mCombriax.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2026
The combined employer+employee payroll tax is 16%, on the first $85,000 of annual income – practically no upper limit at all.

— Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of combined

Adjective

Muso has built a collaborative healthcare model that reaches patients within 24 hours, for free — and now governments are scaling it themselves.

— Big Think, Big Think, 11 Aug. 2026
Her solo music career was fully underway, but Bridgers turned to collaborative projects for several years before releasing her second solo studio album, Punisher, in 2020.

— Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of collaborative

Adjective

The exhibition will be managed by a joint organizing committee with five members each from BTMA and BGMEA, which will ensure the strategic decisions and financial transparency of the exhibition.

— Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026
His comments come after the senators formed a joint fundraising committee last month that could be a vehicle for GOP donors to give to Fetterman’s political operation, and vice versa.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of joint

Adjective

Iranian officials have warned since Friday that the mutual defense pact will not guarantee Saudi Arabia’s security, attempting to downplay the agreement.

— Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
The pact includes a mutual assistance provision if either country faces external aggression.

— Reuters, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of mutual

Adjective

The menu boasts bold, shareable dishes like Sushi Tots and Chili Crunch Wings, offering unexpected twists for a communal dining experience.

— Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
In a red, white, and blue outfit, my mother took a break from her communal work to walk to a kosher restaurant with my father.

— Rachel Sales, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

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