unanimously

adverb

as in collectively

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of unanimously The Grapevine City Council unanimously voted to approve the purchase of the newest K9 at the Feb 3 city council meeting. — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026 Gilles Pélisson has been unanimously reelected as president of Unifrance for a second three-year term, extending his mandate at the helm of the French film and TV promotion body. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 July 2026 The fact that the ruling was not unanimously in favor of preserving the current interpretation of the Citizenship Clause was unsurprising but deeply disturbing to Proaño. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 Caldwell’s bill passed unanimously in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and by a 42-6 vote in the state’s Senate before Stitt signed it into law in May. — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026 The commission unanimously appointed Deputy City Manager Christopher Cooper as acting city manager. — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026 The origins of the Fourth of July date back to July 4, 1776, when the United States unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence. — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 July 2026 The rule change was unanimously approved by IFAB, which includes officials from FIFA and the four British soccer federations, at a special meeting ahead of the FIFA Congress. — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 During Thursday evening’s Board of Commissioners meeting, officials unanimously, and with no additional discussion, approved Johnston’s exit agreement and named Assistant County Administrator Alan Howze as his replacement for the rest of the year. — Sofi Zeman july 2, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unanimously
  1. collectively
  2. mutually
  3. reciprocally
  4. jointly
Adverb
  • But the court also said the people facing deportation must pursue their cases individually where they are being held, under what are called habeas petitions, rather than collectively, under what is called a class action.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • After July 4, parents, guardians, grandparents and others can collectively contribute up to $5,000 a year in after-tax dollars up until the year before the beneficiary turns 18.
    — Jessica Dickler,Kate Dore, CFP®, EA, CNBC, 1 July 2026
Definition of collectively
Adverb
  • Putin also dismissed a Ukrainian proposal to mutually halt strikes deep into each other's territory.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • The goal is to provide any services needed to allow residents to sustain permanent housing and to create a mutually supportive community.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
Definition of mutually
Adverb
  • Indeed, research on conversational dynamics finds that people who take turns reciprocally disclosing information during initial interactions report significantly greater liking, closeness, and enjoyment.
    — Andy Molinsky, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Now, to be clear, Reynolds and Mac do have their own ownership stake in Necaxa (and, reciprocally, the Necaxa ownership group has a small stake in Wrexham).
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Definition of reciprocally
Adverb
  • The United States Postal Inspection Service, the Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation are jointly carrying out an investigation into her murder, officials said.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • The two superstars, so often compared, both made their debuts at the 2006 tournament in Germany and now jointly hold the record for World Cup appearances.
    — Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of jointly

Browse Nearby Words

unanimous
unanimously
unannounced
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Unanimously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unanimously. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on unanimously

Nglish: Translation of unanimously for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

One-Word Oxymorons: Bittersweet, Spendthrift, and More

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
hangman letters and game
Hangman Lightning Round Figure out which word fits in the blanks.
See All