| Main Entry: | collaboration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cooperation |
Synonyms: |
alliance, association, collusion, combination, concert, fraternization, joint effort, participation, partnership, teamwork, working together |
| Notes: | cooperation is always positive, collaboration is positive except in wartime (working with the enemy), and collusion is always negative (working together in secret for a dishonest purpose) |
Antonyms: |
noncooperation |
| Main Entry: | teamwork |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | collaboration, cooperation |
Synonyms: |
alliance, assistance, coalition, combined effort, confederacy, confederation, doing business with, esprit de corps, federation, harmony, help, joint effort, partisanship, partnership, pulling together, symbiosis, synergism, synergy, team effort, teaming, union, unity, working together |
| Main Entry: | coaction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cooperation |
Synonyms: |
collaboration, cooperating, joint action, joint effort, synergy, teamwork |