cooperation

[koh-op-uh-rey-shuhn] / koʊˌɒp əˈreɪ ʃən /

NOUN

mutual effort

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aid assistance collaboration participation partnership service unity

STRONG

alliance cahoots coaction coalition combination communion company concert concurrence confederacy confederation conspiracy federation fusion give-and-take harmony help helpfulness logrolling partisanship reciprocity responsiveness society symbiosis synergism synergy teamwork unanimity union

WEAK

coadjuvancy combined effort confunction doing business with esprit de corps playing ball teaming

Antonyms

STRONG

antagonism disagreement discord disunion disunity division divorce hostility management separation

WEAK

blockage delay encumbrance hindrance obstruction prevention stoppage

Example Sentences

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China’s Ministry of Public Security on Friday called the case a “new achievement” in law-enforcement cooperation between the U.S. and China.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Airbus's strategy essentially involves fusing cooperation on drones and copters, said Victor Gerin-Roze, programme director at Airbus Helicopters.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Microsoft also said it would help train one million engineers and developers by 2030 in cooperation with Japanese companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In March 2025, Algonquin Power announced the extension of a cooperation agreement with the hedge fund along with the appointment of two new board directors including Gavin Molinelli, a senior partner at Starboard.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

At the same time, I reported in detail the reservations I had encountered about the ANC’s cooperation with whites, Indians, particularly Communists.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

cooperation

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