cooperates
Joins the effort
Cooperates means works together with others toward a shared goal or complies with a request.
Someone who cooperates contributes willingly rather than resisting: The witness cooperated with investigators.
Children learn to cooperate in group activities.
Nations cooperate on trade agreements.
A less willing sense appears in phrases like refused to cooperate, suggesting compliance was expected or demanded.
Work jointly with others
- coordinateArrange for unified action
- participateTake an active role
- contributeGive to a collective
- assistTo give support
unite · engage · jointly · combine · synchronize · pool · harmonize · integrate
Follows a directive
- conformsMatches expected standards
- acquiescesAgrees without protest
- agreesHolds the same opinion
- assentsExpresses concurrence
consents · accedes · yields · defers · obliges · accommodates · goes along · plays ball
Agreement or musical blend
- unisonSimultaneous identical action
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
- complementarityMutual enhancement through difference
- interplayReciprocal action between things
cohesion · convergence · mutual benefit · interdependence · synthesis · fusion · confluence · meshing
Temporary alliance for action
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- accordHarmony between parties
federation · confederation · union · league · bloc · consortium · entente · compact
collaborate
Work jointly with others
- coordinateArrange for unified action
- participateTake an active role
- contributeGive to a collective
assist · unite · engage · jointly · combine · synchronize · pool · harmonize · integrate · liaise
complies
Follows a directive
- conformsMatches expected standards
- acquiescesAgrees without protest
- agreesHolds the same opinion
assents · consents · accedes · yields · defers · obliges · accommodates · goes along · plays ball · falls in line
harmony
Agreement or musical blend
- unisonSimultaneous identical action
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
- complementarityMutual enhancement through difference
interplay · cohesion · convergence · mutual benefit · interdependence · synthesis · fusion · confluence · meshing · blend
coalition
Temporary alliance for action
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- pactFormal agreement between parties
accord · federation · confederation · union · league · bloc · consortium · entente · compact · covenant
cooperatesopposes
Acts in resistance
counteracts · hinders · obstructs · competes · sabotages
- cooperative spiritWillingness to work together
- cooperative livingShared household with joint responsibilities
- cooperative playShared activity toward goals
- international cooperationCountries jointly addressing challenges
- economic cooperationJoint financial activity between parties
- global cooperationJoint action across borders
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