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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 U.S. software company also said it would help train 1 million engineers and developers by 2030 in cooperation with Japanese companies.

From Barron's • 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

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

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“This underscores how conflicting geopolitical interests in one theater of conflict may undermine cooperation in another,” said Anne Frühauf, an analyst at consulting firm Teneo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

He assured Baby Kochamma of the full cooperation of the Kottayam Police.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.