uncooperative
21
4.5
- adjective
- /ˌʌnkoʊˈɒpərətɪv/
- 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
1
7.0
Not willing to help or change plans for others
1
5.6
Not willing or able to work with others to reach a common goal
1
7.8
Not willing to help others or do small favors
Antonyms
How Cooperative
58
4.5
112
3.5
722
1.0
∞
1.0
216
3.5
21
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'.