Synonyms of cooperate

cooperate

verb

kō-ˈä-pə-ˌrāt 

1

as in to collaborate

to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end

conservation groups cooperated with state authorities to find a humane way to manage the area's overpopulation of deer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collaborate
• unite
• join
• conspire
• concur
• concert
• play ball
• combine
• league
• pull together
• team (up)
• band (together)
• make common cause
• conjoin
• affiliate
• connive
• interface
• ally
• confederate
• associate
• hang together

2

as in to unite

to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members

several industrialized nations cooperated in a trade agreement to reduce or eliminate tariffs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unite
• collaborate
• merge
• federate
• organize
• coalesce
• cohere
• club
• confederate
• join
• ally
• consolidate
• converge
• pull together
• league
• associate
• close ranks
• band (together)
• combine
• incorporate
• conjoin
• amalgamate
• hang together
• unionize
• group
• affiliate
• link
• team (up)
• tie
• gang up
• conglomerate
• cabal
• knot
• wed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disband
• split
• break up
• separate
• dissolve
• disengage
• segregate
• sever
• detach
• part
• divorce
• fall out
• alienate
• disunite
• sunder
• estrange

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cooperate

In Congo’s 2018 Ebola outbreak, the humanitarian group Mercy Corps worked with local governments to train leaders and Ebola survivors how to talk to their community about the risks of Ebola and the benefits of cooperating with health care workers. — Alice Park, Time, 2 July 2026

But many mothers struggle with gradual weaning; the body doesn’t always cooperate, and neither does the nursing toddler who wants one more feed. — Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

Laurie Parker, a producer then working with director Jane Campion as part of a project that Sebold was cooperating with, reached Clapper in 2013. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

Two female co-defendants have pleaded guilty and are cooperating with authorities. — John Hanna, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026