mutually

In the same way, each to the other; reciprocally.

Adverb

  1. In the same way, each to the other; reciprocally.
    • The contract was mutually binding.
    • Each written word when spoken is mutually incomprehensible between a Mandarin speaker in Beijing and a Cantonese speaker in Hong Kong. If you think that’s odd, consider our number system: the symbol “9” is universally...
    • The deepening strategic partnership between the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation and their mutually reinforcing attempts to undercut the rules-based international order run counter to our values and...
  2. In a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way.
    • The adventure was mutually beneficial.

Origin

Etymology tree English mutual Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English mutually From mutual + -ly.

Forms

more mutually most mutually

Synonyms

equivalently in kind reciprocally similarly collectively evenly equally together

Derived

mutually assured destruction mutually consent mutually exclusive mutually intelligible nonmutually