Synonyms of cooperation

cooperation

noun

(ˌ)kō-ˌä-pə-ˈrā-shən 

1

as in partnership

the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)

a series of televised announcements made in cooperation with the tobacco companies warning teenagers about the hazards of smoking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• partnership
• collaboration
• association
• relationship
• affiliation
• connection
• relation
• alliance
• interaction
• liaison
• union
• merger
• solidarity
• dealings
• confederation
• integration
• exchange
• reciprocity
• hookup
• kinship
• tie-up
• linkup
• unification
• symbiosis
• unity
• interconnection
• interrelation
• incorporation
• intimacy
• rapport
• sympathy
• affinity
• mutualism
• business
• companionship
• oneness
• attachment
• togetherness
• company
• closeness
• fellowship
• league
• colleagueship
• bed
• cahoots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dissociation
• dissolution
• division
• breakup
• separation
• split
• disaffiliation
• alienation
• severance
• divorce
• parting
• disunion
• estrangement

2

as in coordination

the work and activity of a number of persons who individually contribute toward the efficiency of the whole

everyone's cooperation will make the project go much faster

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coordination
• collaboration
• teamwork
• partnership
• community
• reciprocity
• symbiosis
• unity
• solidarity
• synergy
• collegiality
• fellowship
• kinship
• cooperativeness
• communion
• mutualism
• oneness
• synergism
• togetherness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• noncooperation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cooperation

International Space Station a symbol of global cooperation Haakon Gjerløw, director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo, is considered a top forecaster. — Mark Lewis, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Brazil’s internal fragmentation hinders international cooperation, too. — Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026

Grinspan explains how state and local cooperation with ICE affects enforcement in Georgia, where Rick Jackson and Keisha Lance Bottoms differ on immigration, and how detention policies could affect immigrant workers and the state’s economy. — Hugo Rojo, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026

The report connected those cases to laws enacted by Democratic officials that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026