collaborating
Joining forces creatively
Collaborating is working together with others toward a shared goal.
The term is neutral in most contexts—artists collaborate on projects, scientists collaborate on research.
But it carries a dark historical sense: during wartime, collaborating often meant cooperating with enemy occupiers, especially Nazi forces: He was accused of collaborating with the Germans.
Context usually makes clear which sense is intended.
Joining with another cooperatively
- allianceFormal union of parties
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- affiliationFormal organizational connection
- associationGroup with shared aim
consortium · federation · confederation · merger · tandem · duo · pairing · liaison
Joint action toward shared aims
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- groupworkCollaborative task completion
- cohesionTendency to bind together
camaraderie · fellowship · interplay · interaction · coaction · participation · involvement · contribution
Shared authorship of work
- jammingBlocking or wedging forcefully
- improvisingCreating spontaneously without plan
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- duetPiece for two
remix · mashup · workshop · residency · atelier · studio · hackathon · charrette
Atmospheric water vapor mass
- repositoryPlace for storing things
- wikiUser-editable web pages
- slackAbsence of tautness
- asynchronousNot happening together
real-time · commenting · editing · tracking · platform · workflow · integration · sync
partnering
Joining with another cooperatively
- allianceFormal union of parties
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- affiliationFormal organizational connection
association · consortium · federation · confederation · merger · tandem · duo · pairing · liaison · networking
cooperation
Joint action toward shared aims
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- groupworkCollaborative task completion
cohesion · camaraderie · fellowship · interplay · interaction · coaction · participation · involvement · contribution · communication
co-writing
Shared authorship of work
- jammingBlocking or wedging forcefully
- improvisingCreating spontaneously without plan
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
duet · remix · mashup · workshop · residency · atelier · studio · hackathon · charrette · ideation
cloud
Atmospheric water vapor mass
- repositoryPlace for storing things
- wikiUser-editable web pages
- slackAbsence of tautness
asynchronous · real-time · commenting · editing · tracking · platform · workflow · integration · sync · merge
- interactiontalking, sharing, helping, meeting, joining
- group activitiesgroup games, voting, protest, group dance, group project
- business activitiesmeetings, meeting, hiring, firing, training
- conflict responsesavoidance, confrontation, compromise, accommodation, aggression
- teamworkteamwork, co-op mode, team games, assists, communication
- Teamwork Skillsteamwork, cooperation, helping, sharing, communication
collaboratinggoing it alone
Acting independently, unassisted
soloing · flying solo · going solo · working in isolation · lone-wolfing
collaboratingcompeting
Contending for victory
opposing · fighting · rivaling · obstructing · sabotaging
collaboratingobstructing
Blocking forward movement
hindering · sabotaging · undermining · thwarting · impeding
- collaborative writingProducing text together
- collaborative learningShared knowledge-building among peers
- real-time collaborationSynchronized group work online
- musical collaborationShared creative music-making
- global collaborationJoint work across countries
- online collaborationJoint work via internet
collaboration, collaborative, collaborations, collaboratively, collaboratives, collaborativeness, collaborative writing