Meaning & use
unitedly
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Meaning
adverbformal
In a way that shows people or groups acting together with the same purpose or opinion.
Grammar: An adverb, so it usually comes after the verb or at the start of a clause: they acted unitedly.
Patterns
- act unitedly
- stand unitedly against something
- speak unitedly
The member states acted unitedly to protect the shared river.
The workers stood unitedly against the sudden pay cuts.
If the committee speaks unitedly, the government is more likely to listen.
Common combinations
- act unitedly
- The two parties acted unitedly to pass the new law.
- stand unitedly
- The neighbors stood unitedly behind the family who lost their home.
- speak unitedly
- Scientists must speak unitedly if they want the public to trust them.
- respond unitedly
- The league responded unitedly to the referee's decision.
Synonyms and how they differ
- together
- The everyday choice; it simply means with each other, without the strong idea of one shared purpose.
- jointly
- Used for doing something with another person or group, especially in official or legal matters.
- unanimously
- Means everyone agrees, usually in a vote; 'unitedly' focuses on acting as one group.
Opposites
Word family
- unite verb
- To join together to form one group or whole.
- united adjective
- Joined together and working as one.
- unity noun
- The state of being joined and in agreement.
- unification noun
- The process of joining separate parts into one.
Commonly confused: unitedly or united? unitedly or unanimously?
unitedly vs united
'United' is the adjective (a united team); 'unitedly' is the adverb describing how they act.
unitedly vs unanimously
'Unanimously' means with everyone's agreement, often in a vote; 'unitedly' means acting as one group.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'unitedly' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Unitedly' is an adverb of manner and naturally follows the verb 'acted'. Option 1 puts it awkwardly before the verb phrase, option 2 adds the preposition 'with', and option 3 uses an adverb where an adjective is needed.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “unitedly”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.