COOPERATIVE Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

kō-ˈä-p(ə-)rə-tiv

Definition of cooperative

as in collaborative

used or done by a number of people as a group a cooperative space project undertaken by Russia and the U.S.

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Adjective

According to police, the Jeep driver was uninjured and cooperative with investigators. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Sep. 2026 Helldivers is a cooperative, twin-stick shooter game that debuted in 2015. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Noun

The staff of the cooperative sent out a distress call when the men were not heard from. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Top 5 Can’t Miss Shop at Made in Warren, an artist cooperative with work from more than 30 local artists. — Morgan Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cooperative

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperative

Adjective

And Bhojwani hinted at more collaborative Aera designs to come.

— Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
But Bridges’ latest — a collaborative album with the British trio Jungle — might be the most daring vehicle yet for his sui generis instrument.

— Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of collaborative

Noun

The organization also owns food companies like Ben’s Original and Dolmio as well as Pedigree dog food.

— Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026
Singer is president and CEO at Los Angeles’ Children’s Institute, the organization handing out the recognition.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of organization

Adjective

Wong specializes in the MLB collective-bargaining agreement, player contracts and keeping the White Sox compliant with league rules.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
The Grand Prix Drivers’ Association was reestablished, giving drivers a collective voice on safety matters.

— Jessica Vitiritti, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of collective

Noun

Superman and Batman might be one of the DC Universe’s most famous partnerships, but Robert Pattinson is officially ending speculation that his take on Bruce Wayne would fit in the cinematic world created by James Gunn.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
The Aries Full Moon illuminates your partnership zone, bringing a bond, agreement, or recurring dynamic into sharper focus.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of partnership

Adjective

Mubadala has become a direct investor in Luckin after a $1 billion joint investment with Centurium in early September, with neither side disclosing the respective stake size.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Two advocacy groups, Amnesty International and Asylum Access, in a joint statement urged the government to halt repatriations, saying the government's new system must not be used to fast-track unlawful deportations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of joint

Noun

The association, which represents producers such as Bunim-Murray, Kinetic Content, Lionsgate Alternative TV and Studio Lambert, provided economic data to highlight the nature of the challenge.

— Peter White, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, Murphy’s staff had increasingly been talking internally about the need for members to support athlete labor rights and for college sports to have a players’ association, at the very least, if not a union.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of association

Noun

Their investigation takes them to Echo Canyon Farm, a commune run by a charismatic cult leader, Lawrence Cole (Damon Herriman); Tommy had been living there at the time of his death.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
Speaking of those chickens, Schreiber—whose fear of poultry started as a child, when his hippie parents moved the family to a commune in Canada—seems to be successfully conquering this particular anxiety.

— Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026

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