synergistic

1. 1.

   used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more)

   Synonymsinteractive

   Antonymsantagonistic
2. 2.

   of or relating to the theological doctrine of synergism
3. 3.

   working together; used especially of groups, as subsidiaries of a corporation, cooperating for an enhanced effect

   “a synergistic effect”

   Synonymssynergetic

   Similarcooperative

Questions about synergistic

What does synergistic mean?

synergistic means "used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in synergistic?

synergistic has 4 syllables: syn-er-gis-tic. The stress falls on "gis". In IPA it is /ˌsɪnɚˈdʒɪstɪk/.

What is another word for synergistic?

Close synonyms include interactive, synergetic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of synergistic?

The recorded antonyms are antagonistic.

Is synergistic a common word?

synergistic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with synergistic?

1 word rhymes with synergistic. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.