uncooperative
22
4.5
- adjective
- /ˌʌnkoʊˈɒpərətɪv/
:
poco cooperativo
- The insanity plea strategy does not appear to work as well if the defendant is uncooperative.
- uncooperative behavior
- uncooperative partner
- uncooperative students
Examples
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She found her teammates to be uncooperative when they refused to share information during the project.
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The suspect was sullen and uncooperative.
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Thank you for being so uncooperative.
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I am sorry to find you so uncooperative.
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You are being very uncooperative.
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You have been most uncooperative, Mikhail.
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You are uncooperative, and I'm arresting you.
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The program resulted in decreases in uncooperative behavior and an increase in on-task behavior.
Academic text (1994) -
Yet these accomplishments pale in comparison to the ways in which Pakistan has proved uncooperative.
Academic text (2012) -
The French, in their typically French way, have been very uncooperative, but General Thé has been good enough to let us set up camp here.
Synonyms
2
8.8
Unwilling to do what is asked or to work properly
1
8.1
Not willing to help others or do them favors
Not willing to help others or do small favors
Not willing to help or change plans for others
Not willing or able to work with others to reach a common goal
Antonyms
How Cooperative
49
4.5
119
3.5
689
1.0
∞
1.0
247
3.5
22
4.5
6
6.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
uncooperative = cooperative + cooperate (transparent) = un + cooperate + ive
The negative prefix 'un-' is directly attached to the familiar adjective 'cooperative', yielding the straightforward meaning 'not cooperative'.
Etymology
Uncooperative is easy to remember: the prefix un- means 'not' and the main part cooperate means 'work together'. So, uncooperative describes someone who is 'not willing to work with others'.