collaborate

[kuh-lab-uh-reyt] / kəˈlæb əˌreɪt /

VERB

work together

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collude conspire cooperate hook up participate

STRONG

coact concert concur

WEAK

be in cahoots cofunction come together coproduce do business with get-together give-and-take glue oneself to go partners hook on interface join forces join together join up with team up throw in together throw in with tie in work with

Antonyms

WEAK

disagree divorce part

Example Sentences

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The companies willing to collaborate have a chance, he says, while those trying to stop China's rise risk falling behind.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Tesla and SpaceX share a director, collaborate on AI, and Tesla holds 19 million SpaceX shares.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

There were the communities to discover and with which to collaborate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Executives, ranging from product design to growth marketing, collaborate using digital tools, like a portal that Goad established for sharing insights on Generation Alpha that they gather from their children and social networks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

As a result, they could not communicate or collaborate digitally with each other—couldn’t work together on each other’s digital content, or certainly not without difficulty.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

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