COOPERATIVENESS Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

cooperativeness

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Definition of cooperativeness

as in cooperation

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as in receptiveness

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Noun

At the separate meetings with Hun Sen and Hun Manet, Min Aung Hlaing emphasized that Myanmar was working to strengthen cooperation within ASEAN, MRTV said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
At the forefront are Iran-India relations, with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to highlight trade, connectivity, energy cooperation and regional developments.

— Kyra Colah, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 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

The astonishing social movements of the decade—particularly the black freedom struggle and the antiwar movement—could have produced a more durable sense of solidarity and collective possibilities.

— Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
For those feeling grim about Milwaukee’s local music scene post-The Garage’s closure and no-play list fallout, look no further for artist solidarity than the library.

— Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of solidarity

Noun

Bum-seok, Sung-ae, and Sung-ki do find a shambolic Hawksian unity, after a fashion; Sung-ae, in particular, has only to step out of a car with a military-grade rifle to elicit spontaneous applause.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
The crossover nature of the track also served as a symbol for unity between the two cultures, Hajjar noted.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of unity

Noun

Carrington in particular models what some have termed an ecofeminist approach, one that does not appropriate animals for the artist’s own self-revelation but instead develops kinship across species.

— Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Many here say that, despite Iceland’s European roots, the country feels just as much kinship with the United States – if not more.

— Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of kinship

Noun

Christian Science teaches about how our true oneness with God is our perfect, only identity.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 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

On paper, Daphne and Eddie’s relationship was brief and lacked the connective tissue (DNA, legal documents) that might otherwise legitimize it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Elsewhere — yes, at goddamn Hamburger Hamlet — another couple is negotiating the terms of their relationship.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

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