COLLABORATION Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

collaboration

noun

Definition of collaboration

as in partnership

the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters) a documentary film on the battle that was produced in collaboration with a society of historical reenactors

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Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in coordination

the work and activity of a number of persons who individually contribute toward the efficiency of the whole our collaboration produced a better result than any of us could have achieved alone

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noncooperation

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of collaboration Baird said that major infrastructure projects generally involve significant collaboration with state-level entities. — Ilana Arougheti july 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 Adidas has been experimenting with different fabrics and prints and keeping a close eye on its ongoing collaboration with British online retailer Asos. — Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 30 July 2026 Exponentially hard Another new manuscript comes from a collaboration between IBM and researchers at the University of Chicago. — ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026 The companies have expanded their collaboration to develop construction systems for future Moon Base missions, with a mission-ready lunar site-preparation tool now targeted for 2028. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026 Canada geese may be a nuisance, but their management requires collaboration between community members and wildlife managers. — Mark Vrtiska, The Conversation, 30 July 2026 District leaders said the fair reflects the power of community collaboration, bringing together schools, nonprofit groups, businesses, healthcare providers and public agencies to support students before the first day of school. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 World Weather Attribution — an international collaboration of scientists who examine extreme events to determine climate change's role, if any — did that study so quickly, the report didn't get peer reviewed, which is the scientific gold standard. — ABC News, 30 July 2026 Some doctors are launching their own vaccine education efforts, sometimes in collaboration with local public health departments. — Karen Brown, NPR, 30 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for collaboration

Noun

On the property, though, Arlo Williamsburg offers a gym for its guests, and features on-demand fitness videos in partnership with Alo Moves (the online fitness arm of Alo Yoga).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
Meanwhile, Éléonore Caroit, France’s minister for international partnerships, urged tourists not to cancel their holiday plans and emphasized that most of the country remains untouched.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

Definition of partnership

Noun

Power capacity constraints and grid upgrade backlogs can add 18 to 36 months before a single structural beam goes up, while agency coordination across permits, rights of way and environmental reviews slow things further.

— Balaji Sreenivasan, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Exporters otherwise spoke about freight costs, taxation, bonded warehouses in overseas markets, and coordination between government agencies and the private sector.

— W. Gyude Moore, semafor.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of coordination

Noun

The exercises are designed to help Davis’ first responders improve coordination and cooperation during critical incidents.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
That cooperation was also seen in recent joint Russia-China naval drills, and in North Korea sending troops to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

Definition of cooperation

Noun

Along the way, cast members sit for personal fate readings and open up about relationships and losses in their own lives, then move into direct contact with shamanic ritual, a practice the format positions as central to Korean spiritual life.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 July 2026
Patrick Steinfeld, an attorney for the family, declined to answer questions about what Hernandez’s parents knew about their daughter’s relationship to the singer.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Definition of relationship

Noun

As with its predecessor, the new act is designed to expand access to federal financing tools to help condominium owners and associations afford essential structural repairs and special assessments.

— Christyne D. Santisteban, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Ahead of this year’s World Cup, ADI PredictStreet signed a multi‑year agreement with the association to become the tournament’s first official prediction market partner.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 30 July 2026

Definition of association

Noun

During the hottest moments of the ideological debate in Washington, there was much talk about local stations dropping NPR and PBS programs and affiliations.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 26 July 2026
All but one, Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, were either parochial or had some religious affiliation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 July 2026

Definition of affiliation

Noun

Three others have been charged in connection to the incident, Boyd said.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
This sentiment corresponds to many employees in workplace environments with no clear connection of how their work contributes to the organization’s mission.

— Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026