synergistic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌsɪnɚˈdʒɪstɪk/ UK /ˌsɪnəˈdʒɪstɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
producing a combined effect greater than the sum of the separate effects

The two drugs have a synergistic action against the infection.

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Synonyms

1 adj · producing a combined effect... cooperative collaborative combined mutual interactive reinforcing

Opposites

antagonistic counterproductive independent

Word family

Derived forms synergistically

Related forms synergysynergismsynergize

Etymology

From synergy (from Greek synergia 'cooperation', from synergos 'working together', from syn- 'together' + ergon 'work') plus -istic.

synergía Ancient Greek érgon Ancient Greek

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# synergistic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌsɪnɚˈdʒɪstɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌsɪnəˈdʒɪstɪk/

## Meanings
1. producing a combined effect greater than the sum of the separate effects

## Examples
- The two drugs have a synergistic action against the infection.

## Synonyms
- cooperative
- collaborative
- combined
- mutual
- interactive
- reinforcing

## Antonyms
- antagonistic
- counterproductive
- independent

## Derived Forms
- synergistically

## Related Forms
- synergy
- synergism
- synergize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: synergía
- Root: érgon

## Etymology
From synergy (from Greek synergia 'cooperation', from synergos 'working together', from syn- 'together' + ergon 'work') plus -istic.

## AI Etymology
Synergistic is from synergy (from Greek synergia 'cooperation', from synergos 'working together', from syn- 'together' + ergon 'work') plus -istic. Important recorded forms include synergía (Ancient Greek) and érgon (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers producing a combined effect greater than the sum of the separate effects. The wider family includes derived forms such as synergistically and related words such as synergy, synergism, and synergize.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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