Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb share

5 senses of share

Sense 1
share -- (have in common; "Our children share a love of music"; "The two countries share a long border")
       => overlap -- (coincide partially or wholly; "Our vacations overlap")

Sense 2
share -- (use jointly or in common)
       => use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ -- (put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer")

Sense 3
partake, share, partake in -- (have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake")
       => get, acquire -- (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work")

Sense 4
share, divvy up, portion out, apportion, deal -- (give out as one's portion or share)
       => distribute, give out, hand out, pass out -- (give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams")

Sense 5
share -- (communicate; "I'd like to share this idea with you")
       => communicate, intercommunicate -- (transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist")

Antonyms of adj shared

2 senses of shared

Sense 1
shared (vs. unshared) -- (have in common; held or experienced in common; "two shared valence electrons forming a bond between adjacent nuclei"; "a shared interest in philately")

unshared (vs. shared) -- (not shared)
        => exclusive, sole (prenominal) -- (not divided or shared with others; "they have exclusive use of the machine"; "sole rights of publication")
        => individual, single (prenominal) -- (characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing; "an individual serving"; "single occupancy"; "a single bed")
        => undivided -- (not shared by or among others; "undivided responsibility")

Sense 2
divided, divided up, shared, shared out -- (distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose)

INDIRECT (VIA distributed) -> concentrated -- (gathered together or made less diffuse; "their concentrated efforts"; "his concentrated attention"; "concentrated study"; "a narrow thread of concentrated ore")

Similarity of adj shared

2 senses of shared

Sense 1
shared (vs. unshared) -- (have in common; held or experienced in common; "two shared valence electrons forming a bond between adjacent nuclei"; "a shared interest in philately")
       => common, mutual -- (common to or shared by two or more parties; "a common friend"; "the mutual interests of management and labor")
       => joint -- (affecting or involving two or more; "joint income-tax return"; "joint ownership")
          Also See-> joint#1

Sense 2
divided, divided up, shared, shared out -- (distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose)
       => distributed (vs. concentrated) -- (spread out or scattered about or divided up)