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 book profiles government officials who cooperated across party lines. — Emily Staunton, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026

Even when both drivers remain at the scene and cooperate with authorities, the final determination of fault comes down to a careful review of the physical evidence. — Matthew Kayser, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026

The driver of the Honda Civic involved in the crash, a 45-year-old man from Los Angeles, remained at the scene to cooperate with police, according to the release. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

The woman is cooperating with the House Ethics Committee’s investigation into Gomez, according to her lawyers, Lisa Banks and Sarah Nesbitt. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026