Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Planned or arranged by mutual agreement: "concerted" describes something that is deliberately coordinated or agreed upon by multiple parties.
   • Done in a combined, coordinated, or united effort: It refers to actions or efforts that are performed jointly and with a common purpose.

Usage

• As an adjective before a noun: "concerted" is typically used to modify nouns that describe actions, efforts, or activities, emphasizing their coordinated nature.
• In formal and academic contexts: The word is common in discussions of policy, strategy, activism, and group efforts.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The police made a concerted effort to find the missing child. (The police made a unified and coordinated attempt.)
  • Success required the concerted action of the entire community. (Success required the joint, planned activity of everyone.)
  • They launched a concerted attack on the proposed legislation. (They launched a coordinated and unified criticism.)

Advanced Usage

• "in concert": This related phrase means acting together in a coordinated way.
  • The various charities worked in concert to provide disaster relief. (The charities worked together in a coordinated manner.)
• "concerted campaign/action/effort": These are common collocations emphasizing a sustained, unified endeavor.
  • The concerted campaign by environmental groups raised public awareness. (The sustained, unified campaign by the groups was effective.)

Variants and Related Words

• Concert (verb): To plan or arrange by mutual agreement.
  • The allies concerted their strategies before the summit. (The allies coordinated their strategies.)
• Concertedly (adverb): In a concerted manner.
  • The team worked concertedly to meet the deadline. (The team worked in a unified, coordinated way.)

Synonyms

• Coordinated: Organized to function together efficiently.
• Joint: Shared, held, or made by two or more parties together.
• Collaborative: Produced or conducted by two or more parties working together.
• United: Joined together for a common purpose.

Antonyms

• Independent: Done or acting without outside influence or coordination.
• Unilateral: Performed by or affecting only one side; not coordinated with others.
• Individual: Single; separate.

Related Phrases

• Concerted practice (Legal/Business term): A form of coordination between companies that falls short of a formal agreement but still violates competition law.
  • The companies were fined for concerted practice to fix prices. (They were fined for informal coordination on pricing.)

Adjective

1. involving the joint activity of two or more
   • concerted action
   • the conjunct influence of fire and strong wind
   • the conjunctive focus of political opposition
   • a cooperative effort
   • a united effort
   • joint military activities