cooperation
Working together willingly
Cooperation is working together toward a shared goal.
The word emphasizes willing participation rather than coerced effort: The project succeeded through cooperation between departments.
Cooperation can also mean compliance or assistance: We need your cooperation to complete the investigation.
The adjective cooperative describes both the attitude and organizations owned jointly by members.
Interspecies biological interdependence
- mutualityShared dependence or exchange
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
- interconnectionMutual joining of parts
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
coexistence · correlation · interrelation · linkage · dependence · give-and-take · exchange · complementarity
Harmony between parties
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- solidarityUnity among allies
cohesion · concord · amity · goodwill · understanding · compatibility · balance · congruity
Joint intellectual work
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- collectiveJointly organized group
- contributionSomething given to help
participation · interplay · coaction · endeavor · networking · liaison · interface · integrate
Temporary alliance for action
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
- leagueAssociation or distance unit
bloc · union · pact · treaty · entente · partnership · affiliation · alignment
Binding pact between nations
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- détenteEasing of strained relations
- rapprochementReestablishment of harmonious relations
conciliation · reconciliation · truce · ceasefire · disarmament · compromise · mediation · arbitration
Shared position between parties
- assentFormal expression of approval
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- concurrenceState of agreeing
acceptance · willingness · compliance · endorsement · ratification · authorization · sanction · affirmation
Support given freely
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- helpAssistance given
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
- serviceAid or maintenance
facilitation · guidance · relief · contribution · sponsorship · donation · charity · philanthropy
symbiosis
Interspecies biological interdependence
- mutualityShared dependence or exchange
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
- interconnectionMutual joining of parts
synergy · coexistence · correlation · interrelation · linkage · dependence · give-and-take · exchange · complementarity · mutualism
accord
Harmony between parties
solidarity · cohesion · concord · amity · goodwill · understanding · compatibility · balance · congruity · fellowship
collaboration
Joint intellectual work
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- collectiveJointly organized group
contribution · participation · interplay · coaction · endeavor · networking · liaison · interface · integrate · unite
coalition
Temporary alliance for action
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
league · bloc · union · pact · treaty · entente · partnership · affiliation · alignment · association
treaty
Binding pact between nations
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- détenteEasing of strained relations
rapprochement · conciliation · reconciliation · truce · ceasefire · disarmament · compromise · mediation · arbitration · summit
agreement
Shared position between parties
- assentFormal expression of approval
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
concurrence · acceptance · willingness · compliance · endorsement · ratification · authorization · sanction · affirmation · permission
aid
Support given freely
service · facilitation · guidance · relief · contribution · sponsorship · donation · charity · philanthropy · subsidy
- group activitiesgroup games, voting, protest, group dance, group project
- animal behavioranimal behavior, instincts, learned behavior, conditioning, social behavior
- life skillsreading, writing, cooking, cleaning, laundry
- social conceptssociety, community, equality, justice, rights
- collaborationscollaborators, joint task force, joint project, duo, coalition forces
- community spiritneighborliness, mutual aid, unity, solidarity, volunteerism
cooperationcompetition
Struggle for supremacy
rivalry · conflict · opposition · confrontation · antagonism
cooperationobstruction
Something blocking the way
hindrance · sabotage · interference · opposition · blockage
cooperationnoncooperation
Refusing to work together
estrangement · separation · disunion · divorce · dissociation
- 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
cooperative, uncooperative, cooperatively, cooperatives, noncooperative, uncooperatively, noncooperation