Antonyms for cooperate
koʊˈɒp əˌreɪtco·op·er·ate

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1. cooperateverb

   Synonyms:
   coact, make common cause

2. cooperateverb

   To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.

   Synonyms:
   make common cause, coact

3. cooperateverb

   To allow for mutual unobstructed action

   Synonyms:
   coact, make common cause

4. cooperateverb

   To function in harmony, side by side

   Synonyms:
   make common cause, coact

5. cooperateverb

   To engage in economic cooperation.

   Synonyms:
   make common cause, coact

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. cooperate

   Help expresses greater dependence and deeper need than aid. In extremity we say "God help me!" rather than "God aid me!" In time of danger we cry "help! help!" rather than "aid! aid!" To aid is to second another's own exertions. We can speak of helping the helpless, but not of aiding them. Help includes aid, but aid may fall short of the meaning of help. In law to aid or abet makes one a principal. (Compare synonyms for ACCESSORY.) To cooperate is to aid as an equal; to assist implies a subordinate and secondary relation. One assists a fallen friend to rise; he cooperates with him in helping others. Encourage refers to mental aid, as uphold now usually does; succor and support, oftenest to material assistance. We encourage the timid or despondent, succor the endangered, support the weak, uphold those who else might be shaken or cast down. Compare ABET; PROMOTE.

   Antonyms:
   counteract, discourage, oppose, resist, thwart, withstand

   Synonyms:
   abet, aid, assist, befriend, encourage, foster, help, second, stand by, succor, support, sustain, uphold

   Preposition:
   Help in an enterprise with money; help to success; against the enemy.

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1. collaborate, join forces, cooperate, get togetherverb

   work together on a common enterprise of project

   "The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well"; "We joined forces with another research group"

   Synonyms:
   join, meet, assemble, join forces, fall in, get together, gather, collaborate

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1. coöperateverb

   Synonyms:
   concur, unite, work together, collude

How to use cooperate in a sentence?

1. Mark Meadows.Janet Garrett:

   Any allegation of sexual abuse against minors -- or complicity regarding such abuse -- is very serious. That damage can not be undone, for any teacher, protecting kids is the absolute first priority -- and I say that as a former kindergarten teacher. Ohio State has an obligation to get to the bottom of this with a thorough and fair investigation. Congressman Jordan has an obligation to cooperate fully with that investigation.

2. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban:

   They occupied a railway station, they refused to be fingerprinted, they did not cooperate and they refused to enter facilities where they could receive care, such as food, water, shelter or medical treatment. They have rebelled against Hungarian law.

3. Zhang Maoshang:

   At present, under the rule of the current Communist Party government, most of the people would hedge, stay silent, or even necessarily cooperate when they come to their children, or to themselves. They've got no choice.

4. Economy Minister Peter Altmaier:

   If the impression arises that there is to-ing and fro-ing, it would damage trust in politics and harm the peoples' willingness to be disciplined and to cooperate.

5. Peter Scharf:

   A byproduct of the defund the police [movement] is this resistance to cooperate among the people that the detectives need most to cooperate, we've had several cases in the last few months where kids are killed and no one talks.

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