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

The driver of the vehicle that struck the bicyclist remained on the scene and is cooperating with the police on the investigation, local police say. — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Panettiere’s polarizing boyfriend Brian Hickerson is said to be cooperating with authorities investigating the actor’s death. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026

The administration emphasized that inclusion on the broader list does not necessarily mean a government has failed to cooperate with Washington. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

As part of the plea deal, Alex Saab agreed to cooperate in continuing federal investigations and forfeit $195 million in criminal proceeds from the corruption scheme. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026