cooperativeness

noun

Definition of cooperativenessnext
1
as in cooperation

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as in receptiveness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperativeness
  1. cooperation
  2. receptiveness
  3. solidarity
  4. receptivity
  5. unity
  6. kinship
  7. oneness
  8. relationship
Noun
  • Syria signed a defense cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, and Riyadh provided $403 million in concessional loans for reconstruction projects in Syria this week.
    — Damian Zane, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The response therefore requires cooperation among health authorities, humanitarian agencies, local government, transport services and those responsible for civilian safety.
    — Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of cooperation
Noun
  • There’s a receptiveness to Helaena that at times can be really funny but also played up the tragedy of her arc this season.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The team also found that residents in the Sardinian Blue Zone had higher levels of curiosity and receptiveness to new ideas in general, and were more adept at understanding and sharing their emotions.
    — Refractor, Refractor, 27 July 2026
Definition of receptiveness
Noun
  • It was seen as a reflection of a sense of solidarity that swept the country following 14 years of Vucic's authoritarian rule.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • All of the tour’s other openers and Sheeran’s own backing band ended up quitting the tour in solidarity with Macklemore and Palestine.
    — William Earl, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of solidarity
Noun
  • The right message finds an opening where there is some degree of receptivity.
    — Jon Kirchner, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • That spiritual receptivity brings peace, clarity, and even safety to others.
    — Liesl Ehmke, Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2026
Definition of receptivity
Noun
  • Xavier Becerra and Democratic legislative leaders expressed unity Thursday at the Capitol two days after California’s governor-elect sailed to a blow out Election Day victory.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The three Democrats appeared side by side in a display of unity between two branches of government with a sometimes-prickly relationship.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of unity
Noun
  • Government officials previously said that these 11 families split from a common male-line ancestor some 600 years ago, and are now at least 36 degrees of kinship from Naruhito.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
  • At first glance, their already tight kinship, and all their many overlapping businesses, suggest that a new SpaceX-Tesla makes sense.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of kinship
Noun
  • The spiritual oneness with God that Christ Jesus so beautifully demonstrated in his life, is ours to demonstrate as well.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Western scholars also variously understand the concept of brahman in the Upanishads and Advaita Vedanta as a version of monism (the oneness of all things), pantheism (all is god), or panentheism (god is the whole universe and beyond).
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of oneness
Noun
  • Like father, like son The show’s narrative is centered around the complicated relationship between Vision and his son Tommy Maximoff (Ruaridh Mollica).
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • While Republicans have largely not made Pappas’ sexuality a focus of their political campaigns, the GOP has alleged that Pappas failed to disclose a relationship with a corporate lobbyist.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 2 Nov. 2026
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