teamwork

team·work

noun \ˈtēm-ˌwərk\

Definition of TEAMWORK

: work done by several associates with each doing a part but all subordinating personal prominence to the efficiency of the whole

Examples of TEAMWORK

1. They credit good teamwork for their success.
2. <it takes teamwork to pull off a successful fund-raiser>

First Known Use of TEAMWORK

circa 1828

Related to TEAMWORK

Synonyms

collaboration, cooperation, coordination

Antonyms

noncooperation

Related Words

collegiality, fellowship, partnership; community, mutualism, reciprocity, symbiosis; synergism, synergy; communion, cooperativeness, kinship, oneness, solidarity, togetherness, unity

Rhymes with TEAMWORK

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