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

The driver of the vehicle, a 70-year-old East Haven man, remained on scene and is cooperating with the investigation. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 Nov. 2026 Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) is cooperating on the effort. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026 The Jeep driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2026 Meghan Markle’s mother, Doria Ragland, has also reportedly been cooperating with authorities, per The Sunday Times. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 Nov. 2026 Anticipating its position as a swing vote, the ultra-Orthodox party United Torah Judaism has left the door open to cooperating with Eisenkot. — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026 Jensen fully supports the review and has committed to cooperating with it. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 8 Nov. 2026 Police said the driver of the vehicle that struck the bicyclist remained at the scene and was cooperating with investigators. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026 The motorist was not injured and is cooperating with investigators. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperating

Adjective

The Mets are running back the second-half team with some supplementary and complementary help.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026
Let’s hand out some position grades for a team that is begging for complementary football ahead of a matchup against the San Francisco 49ers next week.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of complementary

Verb

There’s a reason Stallones is equally comfortable collaborating with the Congos and Laraaji.

— Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 12 Nov. 2026
Following his perfumey instrumentals, the songwriter began collaborating with journeyman Norwegian vocalist Jørn Lande, bassist Becky Baldwin and drummer Karl Brazil, who has worked with pop icons Robbie Williams and James Blunt.

— Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of collaborating

Verb

As iconic Austin trumpeter Ephraim Owens and composer Sam Lipman undertake an ambitious collaboration uniting Ephraim’s jazz style with the Austin Symphony Orchestra, a health challenge requires them to confront new realities and limits.

— Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
Also uniting the two colorways is a pastel theme, as each is defined primarily by a tonal peach or lilac treatment.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of uniting

Adjective

The driver of the gray SUV remained on scene and has been cooperative according to officials.

— Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
Each season sees 12 contestants engaged in competitive and cooperative tasks that push the mental envelope, with overarching metagames, hidden puzzles, and lots of intrigue.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of cooperative

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

Kontoor is also watching the potential impact of the reciprocal trade framework between the United States and Bangladesh.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
In a flurry of notes, Wall Street analysts pointed to that reciprocal business relationship as a major source of upside for Broadcom, particularly if Anthropic goes public.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026