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
Relevance
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
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of cooperate
Analysts say the groups are secretly cooperating with Iran’s government despite public claims of independence, using sophisticated bandwidth to spread content across restricted networks.
—
Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The bill says that no city government employees may ask about a person's immigration or citizenship status, or cooperate with federal immigration agents.
—Michael Smith, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
For years, Russia has sought to take the internet under total government control and potentially cut it off from the rest of the world, blocking tens of thousands of websites, messaging apps and social media platforms that refuse to cooperate with the authorities.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Kavanaugh stressed that pro leagues are joint ventures and thus teams must cooperate in certain ways.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cooperate
Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The bill says that no city government employees may ask about a person's immigration or citizenship status, or cooperate with federal immigration agents.
—Michael Smith, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
For years, Russia has sought to take the internet under total government control and potentially cut it off from the rest of the world, blocking tens of thousands of websites, messaging apps and social media platforms that refuse to cooperate with the authorities.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Kavanaugh stressed that pro leagues are joint ventures and thus teams must cooperate in certain ways.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cooperate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperate
Verb
-
In response, Archdiocese teams collaborated with CPS teams to evaluate their options.—
Megan De Mar,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
-
So in February, the university, collaborating with tech ventures Teraverse and XNOVA, unveiled Buddharoid, a humanoid robot monk meant to eventually assist clergy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Athena unites all these capabilities in a single, rugged, autonomous platform built for search and rescue.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Apr. 2026
-
The real protagonist of the story is Jeremy, whose character is crafted with a daring inventiveness that unites intellectual perspective and love.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
By 1996, the two had merged to become the joint Rainbow/PUSH, now known as the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
-
After briefly driving through Riverside County on the 15 Freeway heading east, the driver then merged onto the 60 Freeway heading towards San Bernardino County.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cooperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperate. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
