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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It will take time for middle-sized democracies in Europe and Asia to wean themselves from dependencies on America and to intensify cooperation among themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Yet it shouldn’t obscure the reality of practical cooperation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meanwhile arrived in Ankara on Saturday for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. on security cooperation, a Ukrainian official told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

"I do think that we should strengthen our cooperation on defence, security, energy, emissions and the economy," he replied.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Such cooperation was one of the important trademarks of Homo sapiens, and gave it a crucial edge over other human species.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

cooperation

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