mutual support
Two-way aid exchange
Mutual support is help or assistance that flows in both directions between people or groups.
The phrase emphasizes reciprocity—each party both gives and receives: The two departments operate on a basis of mutual support.
It appears frequently in discussions of relationships, alliances, and cooperative arrangements where shared benefit is the foundation.
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- all for oneMutual support pledge
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
band together · collaboration · interdependence · empathy · friendship · solidarity · mutuality · community · assistance · give-and-take · helping hand · symbiosis · fellowship · reciprocity · compassion · there for you · aid · belonging
- cooperationteamwork, collaboration, joint effort, working together, partnership
- togethernesstogether, united, unity, togetherness, bonding
- workplace valuesteamwork, cooperation, respect, trust, collaboration
- fellowshipbrotherhood, sisterhood, camaraderie, comradeship, companionship
- Biblical Fellowshipkoinonia, brotherly love, love one another, disciples, apostles
- group defensezone defense, phalanx, shield wall, defensive perimeter, help defense
mutual supportexploitation
Selfish use of others
parasitism · patronage · dependency · freeloading · mooching
mutual supportenmity
Bitter, lasting ill will
rivalry · conflict · infighting · backstabbing · betrayal
mutual supportevery man for himself
Chaotic self-interest declaration
indifference · abandonment · isolation · estrangement · alienation