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

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

Following a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo Wednesday, Macron spoke of their cooperation in the face of the "current energy crisis".

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The prime minister told a news conference he would use a summit with the EU later this year to seek more cooperation with the bloc on the economy and security.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Reliable information about who could be trusted meant that small bands could expand into larger bands, and Sapiens could develop tighter and more sophisticated types of cooperation.

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

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