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

Ortiz Turley, who specializes in commercial real estate, told The Star on Wednesday morning that the chamber is fully cooperating with the ongoing law enforcement investigation. — Sofi Zeman october 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026 Assemblyman Manny De Los Santos (D-Manhattan), who showed up at the scene, was told that ICE agents weren’t cooperating with the NYPD. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 Williams said Ramirez deserved substantial credit for cooperating with federal prosecutors and helping the receiver assigned to the bank try to recover money for Nodus customers. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 The suspect will face Japanese justice Glass, on X, expressed his condolences Sunday to the victim’s family and said the United States is cooperating with Japanese authorities. — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 Al-Din Khader—who uses the name Rey online—is said to be cooperating with the authorities, helping the FBI and global law enforcement to find the other hackers in the group, according to sources who spoke to Reuters. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026 Paradoxically, status-seeking can also promote equality, when cooperating to gain status diffuses status throughout the community. — Christopher Von Rueden, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2026 Immigration and the border California law bars local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration officials except in the cases of people convicted of certain high-level felonies. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The news closes the loop on an issue that was first raised in October 2024 and resurfaced in June 2025 after a securities filing that said the company is cooperating with government inquiries. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperating

Adjective

Then there are those who come for emotional healing like that of the newer Embracing Change Programme, a programme that blends talking therapy and deep meditation with a life enhancement mentor, with complementary treatments on the side.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Benaroya said Aspen is complementary to the mountain resorts where the brand sells in Europe.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of complementary

Verb

Apple is collaborating with LG on a new lineup of smart home devices, including a video doorbell, thermostat, indoor camera, and more, according to a report from Bloomberg.

— Emma Roth, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
The documentary recounts the history of the original group while heeding its call to action by collaborating with next-gen artists to carry the tradition forward.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of collaborating

Verb

By uniting Eastern cultural references, uncompromising craftsmanship, and conscious sustainability, Songmont continues to cultivate a distinct cultural identity and voice on the global stage.

— Footwear News, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Pardo watched as another adult elephant, likely Matisse’s sister, rumbled from a distance before the family came together, uniting with another series of rumbles, as if saying hello.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of uniting

Adjective

Through quests, combat, exploration and cooperative adventures, players can forge their own paths through the medieval fantasy world of Gielinor.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Other leaders seem resigned to the fact that this 80-year global experiment in cooperative international relations has ceded the floor once again to the world order of coercion that dictated most of human history.

— Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of cooperative

Verb

His hire comes a week after Deadline revealed Stewart was among those that had exited Banijay Rights in a shakeup that followed Banijay Entertainment merging with All3Media.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026
Mass Appeal and Whatnot are merging hip-hop, comics, art, fashion, sports and collectibles at this year’s New York City Comic Con.

— Angel Diaz, Billboard, 2 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

The United States and China released Monday reciprocal lists of products worth about $30 billion each that will see tariff cuts, in a deal expected to boost bilateral trade.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
In another list were Washington’s reciprocal tariff cuts for Chinese small appliances such as coffee makers and toasters, tableware, blankets and bed linens.

— Reuters, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026