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cooperatively

cooperatively

7 3.3
By working together to reach a common goal
  • adverb
  • /kəˈɑːpərətɪvli/
translation icon : cooperativamente
  • The children were able to complete the project successfully because they worked cooperatively as a team.
  • work cooperatively
  • cooperatively developed
  • teach cooperatively

They're not socialized into into the idea that they should cheerfully and cooperatively give you information.

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Examples

  • Students interact effectively and work cooperatively with diverse ethnic and cultural groups of our nation and world.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Technology facilitators could also work cooperatively with teachers in creating a school technology plan.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I think maybe if we work cooperatively in the room, we could learn what it's about.

  • During the final three activities, students earn points for working with partners cooperatively and producing accurate work.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The center is managed cooperatively by the Agricultural Research Service and Oregon State University.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Girls respond favorably to programs where they can work cooperatively in a relaxed atmosphere.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Three team members work cooperatively, sharing the workload by working in pairs and individually.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Through the Murray-Darling Basin Commission (MDBC), these political entities work cooperatively to manage the river.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Project staff and some 35 astronomy teachers working cooperatively created 39 hands-on activities to directly address student misconceptions.

    Academic text (1994)
  • In this way, they create and re-create stories cooperatively with their listener-participants, bringing them joy, rapture, and enlightenment.

    Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

together
vscooperatively
1.0

With other people to do something as a group

adds the sense of deliberate cooperation for a common objective
collectively
vscooperatively
91 3.6

All act together as a group

narrows this to purposeful working together for a goal
mutually
vscooperatively
79 3.3

In a way that all people or groups share equally

stresses working together toward a shared goal rather than equal share
jointly
vscooperatively
39 3.5

Together with other people or groups to do something

stresses purposeful teamwork toward a shared objective
in concert
vscooperatively
20 4.1

Working with others toward the same goal

highlights general working together for a shared purpose
in tandem
vscooperatively
12 3.5

Work together in a coordinated way

focuses more on cooperative effort for the common purpose
collaboratively
vscooperatively
7 4.2

In a way that people work together to reach the same goal

emphasizes working together for a common purpose rather than method
communally
vscooperatively
3 4.1

In a way that a group of people share or use something together

focuses on cooperative work toward a shared purpose rather than ownership
corporately
vscooperatively
2 4.4

In a way that a group acts together as one

is broader, applying to any group working toward a shared aim
harmoniously
vscooperatively
2 4.1

In a peaceful, friendly way without conflict

is about purposeful joint work rather than merely absence of conflict
collegially
vscooperatively
1 6.0

In a friendly, cooperative way with other people at work

is broader, applying to any cooperative action beyond colleague relations
concertedly
vscooperatively
1 6.2

Together with other people in a planned way

emphasizes joint action aimed at the same goal
conjointly
vscooperatively
1 6.8

In a way that happens together with other people or things

focuses on cooperative work toward a common purpose
coactively
vscooperatively
  • Specialized
6.8

By working together with other people to reach a common goal

focuses specifically on working together toward a common aim
coordinately
vscooperatively
5.5

In an organized way where people or things work together

stresses collaborative intent rather than only neat organization
unitedly
vscooperatively
4.7

People work together and help each other

is about working together specifically for a common purpose
collegiately
vscooperatively
6.2

In a friendly, respectful way when colleagues work together

focuses on team effort toward a shared purpose rather than peer tone

Antonyms

121 2.9

Without help from other people

How Cooperative

eagerly
67 1.3
helpfully
9 1.0
cooperatively
7 3.3
reluctantly
80 3.7

Surface Forms

cooperatively positive

Morphology

cooperatively = cooperative (transparent) = cooperate + ive + ly

Standard adverb formation from the adjective 'cooperative' by adding '-ly'.

Etymology

Cooperatively comes from the parts co- meaning 'together' and operate meaning 'to work', the same root you see in operate and operator. So to act cooperatively is to 'work together' with others for a common purpose.