CO-ORDINATES Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

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present tense third-person singular of coordinate

as in reconciles

to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences coordinating the plans for the surprise party

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as in blends

to form a pleasing relationship a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detail

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noun

plural of coordinate

as in equivalents

one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry

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That’s similar to how the Fire-Rescue Department handled a highly critical 2023 audit of how the city coordinates brush management on city property, including in parks, wildlands and canyons. —

David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026 Unlike traditional robotics pipelines that separate locomotion and manipulation, Atlas uses a whole-body learning approach that coordinates arms, legs, torso, and joints as a single system. —

Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026 Last year, the company unveiled its AI foundational model, DeepFleet, which coordinates the movement of all the robots within Amazon’s fulfillment network to optimize their navigation through the facilities and process customer orders faster. —

Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2026 The shock announcement dealt a blow to the cartel that coordinates production among many of the world's largest oil producers, particularly those in the Middle East. —

Chloe Taylor,hugh Leask,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026 The weekends are planned in partnership with A Mother’s Rest, a non-profit organization that coordinates low-cost trips and retreats for caregivers or parents of children or adults with varying needs. —

Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026 Cox coordinates closely with local utilities and public safety agencies to monitor events and protect its infrastructure. —

Cox Communications, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026 Nick Dazio coordinates Shred Stock as part of his job with the city. —

Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026 Choose a color and pattern that coordinates with your other furniture and decor to tie your outdoor space together. —

Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Apr. 2026

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Every second, the Falcon logged GPS coordinates, temperature, pressure, and humidity, allowing assessment of the Schmidt-Appleman contrail criterion conditions. —

Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026 But in recent months, the maritime community has found a solution in their Starlink dishes, which can connect to SpaceX’s fleet of over 8,000 active satellites to receive fairly accurate positioning coordinates. —

Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026 Above the fireplace hangs an eighteenth-century map of Africa by the French cartographer Guillaume de l’Isle—the first engraving to accurately depict the continent’s coordinates. —

Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026 RapidSOS provided Manchester Dispatch with high-accuracy GPS coordinates that put rescuers within feet of the victim in subzero conditions, enabling a grueling multi-agency carry-down operation that saved the hiker’s life. —

Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026 Officials have recommended people stay vigilant and have an emergency plan in case of a snake bite, including knowing their location, trail names and GPS coordinates. —

Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026 Represented by the coordinates on the CIE chromaticity diagram, this color can be described as a shade of beige or off-white. —

Manjishtha Bhattacharyya, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Apr. 2026 The commissioner's office coordinates lake improvement efforts among the nonprofits, development community and governments. —

Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026 Galos said her company (founded and family-owned since 1983) coordinates with matchmakers across the nation and around the globe to ensure options and opportunities are plentiful. —

Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026

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There’s no ending for Heathcliff that reconciles him to the cruelty shown to him by Hindley Earnshaw, who hates him from the moment that his father brings him home.

— Radhika Jones, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
By reframing effectiveness through the dual lens of character and context integrity, this approach offers a more realistic theory of leadership—one that reconciles the bright and dark sides and emphasizes the moral compass leaders need to advance the common good.

— Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026