collaborates

Joins forces with

Collaborates is the third-person singular of collaborate, meaning to work jointly with others toward a shared goal.

Scientists collaborate on research, artists collaborate on projects: She collaborates with musicians from around the world.

The word can carry a darker sense—to cooperate with an enemy, especially an occupying force: He collaborated with the regime.

teamwork

cooperation

Joint action toward shared aims

camaraderie · partnership · crew · squad · taskforce · assembly · cohesion · delegation

alliance

coalition

Temporary alliance for action

federation · union · league · network · affiliation · bloc · pact · association · compact · charter

process

coordinate

Arrange for unified action

participate · engage · communicate · brainstorm · co-develop · consult · deliberate · share · exchange · discuss

contribution

input

Data received for processing

role · share · assistance · support · stake · impact · influence · piece · element · addition

partners

colleagues

Professional associates

ally · affiliate · co-authors · confederates · comrades · companion · cohorts · accomplices · duo · compatriots

synergy

symbiosis

Interspecies biological interdependence

synthesis · blending · interconnection · fusion · cohesion · cross-pollination · interdependence · amplification

Categories
Opposites
cooperation vs. conflict

collaboratescompetes

Strives to win

opposes · fights · antagonizes · rivals · sabotages

joint vs. solo action

collaborateswithdraws

Pulls out or removes

disengages · isolates · abstains · withholds · dissociates

engagement vs. disengagement

collaborateswithdraws

Pulls out or removes

refuses · abstains · disengages · opts out

Phrases
Family

collaborate, collaboration, collaborator, collaborative, collaborating, collaborated, collaborators, collaborations, collaboratively

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G