COOPERATING Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

cooperating 1 of 2

adjective

as in collaborating

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cooperating

2 of 2

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

Of those 58, 16 have been found alive but are not cooperating with police. — Jordan Freiman, 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 When asked whether Ratliff is cooperating with the investigation, Brackney said only police requested an interview with him after taking him into custody. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026 Five men who pleaded guilty in the Miami federal case, including a former senator in Haiti’s parliament, received life sentences, and are cooperating with prosecutors in hopes of receiving reductions. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026 District staff is cooperating fully with the Broward Sheriff’s Office on its investigation and crisis counselors are providing support to those grieving the loss of a beloved coworker. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026 The company also agreed to continue cooperating with the government in criminal prosecutions related to the matter. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 The person running the game can start it with different rewards for cooperating and defecting to explore how the optimum strategy varies with reward and risk, which the players can figure out by varying the strategies across multiple rounds. — Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026 In March 2025, several Great Lakes tribes withdrew as cooperating agencies, saying the process moved too fast and failed to protect treaty rights. — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperating

Adjective

One other key factor fueling the optimism around network shows is that in the past few years, media giants have recognized that broadcast and streaming can be complementary rather than mutually exclusive.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Both bring important, complementary perspectives that help organizations navigate nuanced messaging and communicate responsibly, in a way that feels credible to employees and consistent with the culture.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026

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Her sights are now set on collaborating with global universities, to institutionalize craft, and taking the country’s design language to shoppers worldwide through her ready-to-wear and lifestyle brand, Chorus.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
Netflix partnered with the AI voice generation company ElevenLabs, which has been making inroads in Hollywood in recent years collaborating with both studios and celebrities.

— Lauren Wilson, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of collaborating

Verb

According to Tianmushan Laboratory, the arrangement is intended to prevent shock waves generated around the nose and wings from merging into a stronger wave, while the rear configuration helps redistribute and weaken the shock waves.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
The Murdochs more recently have explored merging the two sides of their empire once more.

— Maddy Lauria, NPR, 20 Sep. 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

Identify where your audience goes for information and build authentic, ongoing, reciprocal relationships with those sources as opposed to transactional, one-off pitches to reach the largest audience.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The talks on reciprocal tariff reductions are a central part of the negotiations on creating the Board of Trade.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026