SHARED Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈsherd

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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

Except for immediate self-defense, the president must get Congress’s approval before military action abroad, ensuring accountability and shared responsibility. —

Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026 There’s a large circular structure just beyond the front door that gives way to a bright and airy courtyard space with Escher-like stairs criss-crossing the shared pool. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026

Verb

The sites, which have gone offline since the Jones litigation linked them, shared a signature. —

Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026 The Big 12 shared a look at the court on YouTube. —

Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shared

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shared

Adjective

Lamont now wants to reduce the new tax hike from $375 million to $100 million while preserving the plan passed last year to boost payments to hospitals by $140 million annually, netting the hospitals a collective $40 million a year.

— Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
The number is calculated by a formula laid out in the most recent collective-bargaining agreement between the NFL and the NFL Players Association.

— Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026