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 same circle of dealers also sold artworks to the Metropolitan Museum, where the New York District Attorney’s Office seized five antiquities valued collectively at more than $3 million in 2022; those included a gold sarcophagus. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Despite collectively making up about 95% of the universe's contents, dark matter and dark energy aren't visible to us. — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Thus, the genetic, epidemiological, and environmental findings collectively indicate that there was a natural zoonotic spillover in or around the market. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 2026 But, collectively, Hollywood Brown, Elijah Moore and Dontayvion Wicks are not consistently making the difference-making plays this system requires. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 And collectively, after decisively losing Wednesday’s practice, the Falcons delivered a much more competitive effort Thursday. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Hispanic and African American households also collectively drive more than a third (36 percent) of TikTok Shop’s beauty spending — which highlights the importance of diverse products and paying attention to a range of multicultural audiences. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026 Les Lalanne, as work by the late married couple is collectively known, doesn’t need any individual collector at this point. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026 As of Thursday morning, the six-part series collectively had garnered just over 5,100 views. — Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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The analyst added that the market for sportswear, broadly, remains crowded and disjointed, which could pose challenges to the firms' bids to improve their businesses and boost their stocks.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
The framers broadly considered that the executive and judicial branches would play subsidiary roles to the legislature.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of broadly

Adverb

Asians generally have longer life expectancies than those outside the region—but longer lives aren’t the same as healthier ones.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Deployed as a No 10 and later as a striker, Wissa epitomised all that was good about Newcastle with his energy and drive, leaving a trail of Liverpool players in his wake in the lead-up to the second goal and generally inspiring those around him.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of generally

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The idea that these two would have a five-minute-or-less breakup conversation, then plop down on the couch and happily embark on an acid trip together, strains credulity a little, even for this bizarre, codependent friend group.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Ice also holds mountains together, in the form of permafrost, a mix of soil, rock, sediment and ice.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

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