teammates

Players beside you

Teammates are people on the same team—in sports, work, or any collaborative effort.

The word emphasizes shared purpose and mutual reliance: She passed to her teammate for the winning goal.

In gaming, teammates may be strangers matched together: My teammates kept dying in the first round.

bonding

camaraderie

Goodwill among companions

  • chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
  • unityWholeness through cohesion
  • trustConfidence in another

loyalty · morale · rapport · brotherhood · sisterhood · solidarity · esprit de corps · togetherness · support · friendship

workplace

coworkers

People at same job

  • colleaguesProfessional associates
  • staffOrganization's workers collectively
  • crewWorking team aboard

peers · associates · personnel · collaborators · department · cubicle · meetings · deadlines · brainstorming · cross-functional

sports

squad

Small working group

athletes · captain · bench · starters · reserves · draft · jersey · locker room · practice · scrimmage

collaboration

cooperation

Joint action toward shared aims

contribution · passing · communication · strategy · tactics · roles · division of labor · joint effort · backup · covering

Categories
Opposites
competitive alignment

teammatesopponents

Those who compete against

rivals · adversaries · enemies · competitors · foes

Family

teammate

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G