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

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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

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

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

He has radically shifted Bolivia’s foreign policy, seeking greater economic and security cooperation with US President Donald Trump's administration.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Since large-scale human cooperation is based on myths, the way people cooperate can be altered by changing the myths—by telling different stories.

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

cooperation

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