synergy

Noun

Meaning

Combined action

the combined healthy action of every organ of a particular system; as, the digestive synergy.

An effect of the interaction of the actions of two agents such that the result of the combined action is greater than expected as a simple additive combination of the two agents acting separately. Also synergism.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

union association alliance quintette adjacency concordance septet combination connection concert interaction cooperation partnership unity collaboration
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Antonyms

competition isolation coma inactivity incompatibility antipathy
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Hypernyms

action activity natural action natural process

Hyponyms

potentiation

Related terms

energy synergistic synergetic synergistically synergism synergist

Phrases with the word

in synergy with

Examples

The rate of technological and human physiological change in the 20th century has been remarkable. Beyond that, a synergy between the improved technology and physiology is more than the simple addition of the two. Robert Fogel

Wisdom is synergy of mind and heart. Stephen Covey

Synergy means behavior of whole systems unpredicted by the behavior of their parts. Buckminster Fuller

I love that synergy between being entertainers and having people respond. There's no greater reward. Ming-Na Wen

Synergy means behavior of integral, aggregate, whole systems unpredicted by behaviors of any of their components or subassemblies of their components taken separately from the whole. Buckminster Fuller

The controlled chaos is one way to get creativity. The intensity of it, the physical rush, the intimacy created the kind of dialogue that leads to synergy. Richard Holbrooke

Close letter words and terms

synergistically synergize synergizer syneruptive synesis synesthesia