cooperated

Joined forces willingly

Cooperated is the past tense of cooperate, meaning to work together toward a shared goal or to comply with a request.

People cooperate on projects, with authorities, or in investigations.

The witnesses cooperated fully with police.

Several agencies cooperated to coordinate the relief effort.

The word implies willingness—cooperation under duress is usually noted as such.

interaction

collaborated

Worked jointly with others

participated · engaged · combined · partnered · helped · aided · supported · liaised · consulted

alliance

coalition

Temporary alliance for action

  • pactFormal agreement between parties
  • treatyBinding pact between nations
  • partnershipShared business arrangement

federation · union · confederation · league · bloc · entente · consortium · compact · concordat · covenant

teamwork

collaboration

Joint intellectual work

camaraderie · collective · participation · contribution

compliance

complied

Followed a directive

consented · agreed · abided · conformed · acceded · yielded · accommodated · deferred · submitted

Categories
Opposites
collaborative action

cooperatedopposed

Against something stated

obstructed · sabotaged · competed · fought · hindered

compliance vs. defiance

cooperateddefied

Openly resisted authority

resisted · refused · rebelled · disobeyed · stonewalled

Phrases
Family

cooperation, cooperative, cooperate, cooperating, cooperates, cooperator, cooperatively, cooperatives

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