concerted
contrived or arranged by agreement; planned or devised together: a concerted effort.
done or performed together or in cooperation: a concerted attack.
Music. arranged in parts for several voices or instruments.
Origin of concerted
1Other words for concerted
Other words from concerted
- con·cert·ed·ly, adverb
- con·cert·ed·ness, noun
- un·con·cert·ed, adjective
- un·con·cert·ed·ly, adverb
- well-con·cert·ed, adjective
Words Nearby concerted
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use concerted in a sentence
I hope, as we make our way into spring and summer and some semblance of a new era, we have a concerted effort to make mental health a priority.
Coronavirus is testing those of us with anxiety. We need to have mental health help available when the pandemic ends. | Sarah Vander Schaaff | January 30, 2021 | Washington PostThere are early signs of more concerted attempts from publishers to be less reliant on Google’s ad tech.
‘We had to take full ownership of data’: Why Denmark’s biggest news site cut reliance on Google’s tech | Seb Joseph | January 27, 2021 | DigidayGovernor Inslee has convened some of the best public and private resources and capabilities to engage in a concerted effort to optimize and accelerate the vaccination process across our home state.
Walmart, Starbucks, Amazon and other corporate giants moving to speed up coronavirus vaccine rollout | Taylor Telford | January 22, 2021 | Washington PostBack in 2013, the company made a concerted decision to try to displace then-market leader Dyson.
Best cordless vacuum: Suck up debris without getting yourself tangled | Charlotte Marcus | January 19, 2021 | Popular-ScienceWhat’s needed now is less a technique for real-time prediction than a fundamental reappraisal of how fire works—and a concerted effort to restore California’s landscapes to something approaching a natural equilibrium.
What the complex math of fire modeling tells us about the future of California’s forests | Amy Nordrum | January 18, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
The WHO report highlights the extent of suicide globally and the need for concerted and diverse prevention initiatives.
It will also take a concerted effort by Muslim, governmental, and other community leaders working together to counter extremism.
For Live Another Day, did you make a concerted effort to not stoke those fires?
‘24: Live Another Day’ Showrunners on the Finale, the Dangers of Drones, and Jack Bauer’s Future | Marlow Stern | July 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGrossman documents how the U.S. military made a concerted and deliberate effort to mold more efficient killers.
Worse, it has made a concerted effort in recent years to drive down wages.
Henry Ford Understood That Raising Wages Would Bring Him More Profit | Daniel Gross | January 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHeavy firing on the Peninsula last night under cover of which the Turks at dawn made, or tried to make, a grand, concerted attack.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonDon't set yourself between two cast-iron walls, Mr. Gwynne, because when they do get a concerted move on, they fly like hell.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonPerhaps some day when you were bored or worried you would fancy you saw a carefully concerted plan in our liaison.
Camille (La Dame aux Camilias) | Alexandre Dumas, filsWhen Justin returned, ropes were passed round the leafy bier and the body was lowered by concerted effort.
Menotah | Ernest G. HenhamThe young man came home late at night, locked the door, made a concerted signal, and was admitted to the senior presence.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend | Charles Reade
British Dictionary definitions for concerted
/ (kənˈsɜːtɪd) /
mutually contrived, planned, or arranged; combined (esp in the phrases concerted action, concerted effort)
music arranged in parts for a group of singers or players
Derived forms of concerted
- concertedly, adverb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse