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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The rare move points to cooperation on counternarcotics enforcement ahead of the planned Trump-Xi summit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The investment unveiled Friday also includes funds to enhance cybersecurity partnerships with Japanese government agencies, and to train one million engineers in cooperation with telecom and tech giants NTT and NEC.

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

The two countries signed a roadmap on access to critical minerals and another on defence cooperation, while joint projects are being showcased during the visit, including initiatives to tackle space debris.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Where else do we find a similar conflict between competition and cooperation?

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

cooperation

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