Synonyms of collective

collective 1 of 2

adjective

kə-ˈlek-tiv 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collaborative
• joint
• combined
• communal
• mutual
• shared
• cooperative
• concerted
• public
• united
• multiple
• pooled
• conjoint
• reciprocal
• common
• bilateral
• conjunct
• synergistic
• general
• mass
• symbiotic
• consensual
• generic
• synergic
• universal
• two-way
• popular

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individual
• personal
• single
• unilateral
• one-man
• sole
• private
• solitary
• exclusive
• independent
• several
• separate
• one-sided
• special
• particular
• one-way
• specialized
• esoteric

collective

2 of 2

noun

as in group

Synonyms & Similar Words

• group
• body
• corporation
• institution
• foundation
• establishment
• institute
• enterprise
• charity
• philanthropy
• think tank

Examples of collective in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Prepare a collective groan: Traffic congestion on Interstate 70 through the mountains is about to go from bad to worse. —John Frank, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024

My community recognizes my baldness as an extension of my futuristic work as a creative literary (Piscean!) architect of the collective subconscious. —Akilah Sailers, Essence, 30 Sep. 2024

Noun

Clients that pay for the information include university athletic departments, their collectives and athlete agencies. —Joe Drape, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2024

The websites generally charge people to generate images and can run affiliate schemes to encourage people to share them; some have pooled together into a collective to create their own cryptocurrency that could be used to pay for images. —Matt Burgess, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2024