sharing
Giving portions out
Sharing is the act of giving a portion of something to others or using something jointly.
Children learn early that sharing toys builds friendships, while adults share resources, responsibilities, and information.
In digital contexts, sharing has become ubiquitous: I kept sharing that video with everyone I knew.
The word can also describe an emotional openness, as when someone shares their feelings or experiences with others.
Joint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- jointShared by multiple parties
- collectiveJointly organized group
communal · co-authoring · co-ownership · coworking · crowdsourcing · open-source · commons · wiki
Exchanging for value
- swappingTrading items mutually
- barteringExchanging goods directly
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
lending · turn-taking · passing · splitting · dividing · pooling · quid-pro-quo · potluck
Sharing secrets trustingly
- trustConfidence in another
- secretsConcealed information
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- closenessState of proximity
bonding · connection · openness · heart-to-heart · empathy · rapport · confidences · disclosure
Transferring to another
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- giftItem given freely
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
kindness · philanthropy · benevolence · selflessness · offering · contributing · lending · helpfulness
Publishing content online
- uploadingSending data to server
- repostingSharing content again
- forwardingRedirecting to another location
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
peer-to-peer · cloud · airdrop · link · viral · content · screenshot · playlist
Separating into parts
- apportioningDividing into shares
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
- distributingApportioning among recipients
- allottingDistributing in shares
splitting · parceling · portioning · quota · equal · fractional · pro-rata · partition
Extending over space
- broadcastingMass signal transmission
- distributingApportioning among recipients
- circulatingMoving in a circuit
- publishingDistributing written works publicly
transmitting · communicating · propagating · announcing · informing · reporting · airing · promulgating
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- jointShared by multiple parties
collective · communal · co-authoring · co-ownership · coworking · crowdsourcing · open-source · commons · wiki · collaborative
trading
Exchanging for value
- swappingTrading items mutually
- barteringExchanging goods directly
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
borrowing · lending · turn-taking · passing · splitting · dividing · pooling · quid-pro-quo · potluck · hand-me-down
confiding
Sharing secrets trustingly
- trustConfidence in another
- secretsConcealed information
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
closeness · bonding · connection · openness · heart-to-heart · empathy · rapport · confidences · disclosure · honesty
giving
Transferring to another
altruism · kindness · philanthropy · benevolence · selflessness · offering · contributing · lending · helpfulness · openhandedness
posting
Publishing content online
- uploadingSending data to server
- repostingSharing content again
- forwardingRedirecting to another location
streaming · peer-to-peer · cloud · airdrop · link · viral · content · screenshot · playlist · hashtag
dividing
Separating into parts
- apportioningDividing into shares
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
- distributingApportioning among recipients
allotting · splitting · parceling · portioning · quota · equal · fractional · pro-rata · partition
spreading
Extending over space
- broadcastingMass signal transmission
- distributingApportioning among recipients
- circulatingMoving in a circuit
publishing · transmitting · communicating · propagating · announcing · informing · reporting · airing · promulgating · relaying
- children's book topicsfairy tales, fables, nursery rhymes, picture books, bedtime stories
- communicatingtalking, speaking, telling, expressing, conveying
- communicationtelephone, conversation, inform, hand signal, messages
- elementary schoolclassroom, student, first grade teacher, reading skills, teacher
- gerundswalking, running, talking, eating, sleeping
- social interactiongreeting, hello, goodbye, hi, bye
sharinghoarding
Excessive accumulation of goods
keeping · hogging · monopolizing · withholding · retaining
sharingselfishness
Excessive concern for oneself
greed · stinginess · selfish · miserliness · self-centeredness
sharingconcealing
Keeping something secret
hiding · withholding · suppressing · secreting · covering up
- file sharingDistributing digital content online
- screen sharingBroadcasting your display remotely
- ride sharingCommunal vehicle travel
- password sharingDistributing access credentials jointly
- video sharingPosting recordings online
- profit sharingDistributing earnings to workers