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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Recent research continues to support this perspective, emphasizing that social cooperation and cultural change are essential for addressing global environmental challenges.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

Some Israeli political officials expressed hope for full-blown peace, with economic cooperation and tourism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced the new cooperation framework on Wednesday after an online meeting with other Asian leaders.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Likewise, Velasco has vowed that Mexico would never yield its “sovereignty,” assuring his fellow diplomats that the country would “maintain a cooperation in matters of security ... without subordination.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Mother was all cooperation in helping me to shop for summer clothes.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

Vocabulary lists containing cooperation

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John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961

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