Synonyms

combined

American

[kuhm-bahynd] / kəmˈbaɪnd /

adjective

made by combining; joined; united, as in a chemical compound.
taken as a whole or considered together; in the aggregate.

outselling all other brands combined.

Other Word Forms

combinedly adverb
combinedness noun
semicombined adjective
uncombined adjective
well-combined adjective

Etymology

Origin of combined

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English; combine + -ed ²

Explanation

Something combined is the result of one or more things added together. The combined voices of a crowd are louder than one voice. To combine things is to put them together, like combining a shirt and pants or mixing ingredients together to make a cake. If two people pool their money, the combined amount will be greater. If two countries are allies in a war, their combined forces will be stronger than their individual forces. This word is the opposite of individual or singular; combined things act together.

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Example Sentences

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CalPERS and CalSTRS combined have about $1 trillion in assets, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The approach has already been combined with mid-circuit measurements of the ion's spin to generate flexible combinations of squeezed states and to simulate a lattice gauge theory.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

NIO, Li Auto, and XPeng reported mixed April delivery results, with a combined 94,452 units, down from March.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

The combined market cap for South Korean companies stands at $4.2 trillion vs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

And those two words, combined with the way Momma stomped toward the front door, made me worry a million times more.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

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