COOPERATING Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

cooperating 1 of 2

adjective

as in collaborating

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cooperating

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verb

present participle of cooperate

as in uniting

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

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as in merging

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

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Recent Examples of cooperating

Adjective

Rebecca Morgan and Joy Abigail Gibson, who took non-cooperating plea deals ahead of trial, each received a 15-year prison sentence. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2026

Verb

Gonzalez can be seen on a video recorded by a witness cooperating with federal law enforcement explaining how her scheme worked. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 He was transferred out of the jail to a prison for cooperating witnesses. — Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 Zorro Ranch was sold in 2023 and the current owner is cooperating with law enforcement. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 The witnesses have been cooperating with investigators, police said. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026 Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, criticized the state's election officials for not cooperating with the department's demands. — Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026 And there’s a lot to be gained from cooperating on developing superintelligence software, chip design, the TeraFab, obviously robotics, mass to orbit with the Starmind constellation, connectivity. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2026 The driver was cooperating with officers, said Moses, the police captain. — Maggie Vespa, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 Procuring rare-earth elements outside China’s supply chains means cooperating with Washington on critical mineral exploration. — Claas Mertens, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperating

Adjective

Jayaprakash argues Blacksmith is complementary to what the AI model companies do, because better models mean more code to check.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Even as new equipment and materials transformed the room, the principle of planning storage, appliances, and work surfaces as a continuous, complementary whole endured.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of complementary

Verb

Meta and Apple, meanwhile, are collaborating on a new Muse AI model that will run locally on Mac computers and will allow customers to use Muse Spark for coding, video analysis, and other agentic tasks.

— John Kell, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
His comments came as the MIA Market in Rome kicked off with a panel on European producers collaborating in an EU-wide audiovisual policy amid a global business upended by consolidation and acquisitions of European companies by American rivals.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of collaborating

Verb

Holiday Fantasy celebrates this enduring legacy, uniting unmatched craftsmanship with the world-class service and personal care that have defined Neiman Marcus for over a century.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance helps fill that gap, uniting national associations to lobby policymakers and guide young composers through contracts and negotiations.

— Ben Croll, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of uniting

Adjective

The shooter’s parents were interviewed on Thursday and were cooperative with investigators, a senior law enforcement official briefed on the investigation told CNN.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Two law enforcement officials briefed on the matter said his mother has been cooperative with law enforcement so far in the investigation.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of cooperative

Verb

In merging SpaceX with xAI in February, Musk combined his AI and social networking business with his rocket launch company, which also owns the Starlink satellite internet service.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Banijay was big already, and after merging with All3Media, has a 265,000-hour library and is huge.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of merging

Adjective

This time, the Atlanta rapper took pen skills and synergetic spirit to co-write the Red Clay short film with Omar Epps.

— DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 2 May 2025
The on-ball creation from LaVine, and the heliocentric offense being built around Jokic, would be a beautiful synergetic match from an on-court standpoint.

— Evan Sidery, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024

Definition of synergetic

Adjective

Ideally, a reciprocal halt in long-range air and missile attacks could then be replicated across other sectors—maritime, commercial, and transportation—thus forming the basis of a broader aerial cease-fire.

— Eric Ciaramella, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026
The Houthis now claim the right to impose reciprocal restrictions on Saudi Arabia, particularly by targeting its ports and oil-exporting infrastructure.

— Laurent Bonnefoy, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026