combined

American  

[kuhm-bahynd] / kəmˈbaɪnd /

adjective

1. made by combining; joined; united, as in a chemical compound.

2. taken as a whole or considered together; in the aggregate.

   outselling all other brands combined.

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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.

Example Sentences

“Before any divestitures, a combined United and American would have 40% of domestic available seat miles,” TD Cowen analyst Tom Fitzgerald says in a research note, citing domestic market share data from 1H26 schedules.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Reid said this fresh research, led by QUB in partnership with the University of Newcastle, has combined several techniques to delve further.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The Lakers and Dodgers have combined to win 20 championships in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

China’s grid, the world’s largest, produces 40% more power than the U.S. and the European Union combined, utilizing 1,000 kV ultra-high voltage lines.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

But she combined Spelling School with geography and split us into teams to name all forty-five state capitals and the territorial capitals and spell them.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Related Words

• connected
• mixed
• united