SYNERGY Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

synergy

noun

Definition of synergy

as in partnership

the increased effectiveness that results when two or more people or businesses work together A synergy has developed among the different groups working on this project.

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Relevance

Dissimilar Words

noncooperation

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Recent Examples of synergy That axe will have to come to Skydance soon, though Kirez insisted Thursday that most of the $6 billion in synergies will not come from staff reductions. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026 And the club never replaced the synergy provided by Angel Zerpa, Taylor Clarke, Evan Sisk and Jonathan Bowlan among others. — Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026 Lauder operates its travel-retail activity in synergy with the domestic business units, looking at the whole consumer journey. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 The core [cable programming] businesses eroded faster than the synergies could be piled on. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for synergy

Recent Examples of Synonyms for synergy

Noun

Coming in 2030 will be a proud fusion of iconic Kansas City brands and institutions, enabled by a partnership with Hallmark that starts with razing its headquarters to accommodate the stadium district footprint.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Hugo said his work as a songwriter, producer, arranger, and performer was central to their success, though Williams was the public face of their partnership.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of partnership

Noun

The Sun enters your 11th House, beginning a month focused on friends, communities, collaborations, networks, and your longer-term hopes.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026
The collaboration is part of a broader strategy to introduce the 50-year-old house to new consumers while building on recent commercial gains.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of collaboration

Noun

Authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un has taken a hard line toward Seoul and has suspended virtually all dialogue and cooperation with the South in recent years.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Talks would focus on cooperation in energy, nuclear plants, sustainable mining and the defense industry.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of cooperation

Noun

Their usefulness will depend on reliable navigation, robust fault responses and effective coordination between onboard systems.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Koretskyi said that flights would require coordination with the military and that drones would be given a special status and be identifiable in the air.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of coordination

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