wordbank lesson 15 cooperation

janekarnkit (Thailand)
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  1. alliance
    the state of being joined in an association or coalition
    Effective: "Sue has some intriguing ideas for a long-term strategic alliance."
    Synonyms:

    accord, affiliation, affinity, betrothal, bond, coalition, coherence, collaboration, collusion, combination, communion, compact, concord, concurrence, confederacy, confederation, congruity, conjunction, connection, consanguinity, cooperation, engagement, entente,
    Antonyms:

    antagonism, discord, disunion, divorce, estrangement, hostility, rebellion, separation, war
  2. collaborate
    work together on a common enterprise or project
    The top minds are now all working in silos, not only unable to collaborate but actually competing against each other. Slate (Mar 1, 2013)
    Synonyms:

    be in cahoots, coact, cofunction, collude, come together, concert, concur, conspire, cooperate, coproduce, do business with, get together, glue oneself to, go partners, hook on, hook up, interface, join forces, join together, join up with, participate, team up, throw in together, throw in with, tie in, work with



    Antonyms:

    disagree, divorce, part
  3. colleague
    an associate that one works with
    More importantly, Tucker and his colleagues said they were still keen on quantitative easing.
    Synonyms:

    aide, ally, assistant, auxiliary, buddy, chum, co-worker, coadjutor, cohort, collaborator, companion, compatriot, compeer, comrade, confederate, confrere, crony, friend, helper, pal, partner, teammate, workmate



    Antonyms:

    antagonist, detractor, enemy, opponent, opposer
  4. conspire
    act in agreement and in secret towards a deceitful purpose
    Presently Judas will go out to the conspiring chief priests. Bailey, Henry Turner
    Synonyms:

    be in cahoots, cabal, cogitate, collogue, collude, confederate, connive, contrive, cook up, cooperate, devise, get in bed with, hatch, intrigue, machinate, maneuver, operate, promote, put out a contract, wangle, wire, work something out
  5. federation
    an organization formed by merging several groups or parties
    When he arrived, the federation had lost money the previous three years.
    Synonyms:

    alliance, amalgamation, association, bunch, coalition, combination, confederacy, crew, crowd, entente, family, federacy, gang, league, mob, outfit, pool, ring, syndicate, syndication, tribe, union
    Antonyms:

    antagonism, discord, disunion, divorce, estrangement, hostility, rebellion, separation, war
  6. harmonious
    exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents
    The new South Africa has turned out to be no harmonious band of colors.
    Synonyms:

    accordant, adapted, amicable, balanced, compatible, concordant, congenial, congruous, consonant, coordinated, cordial, dulcet, euphonious, harmonic, harmonizing, in accord, in chorus, in concert, in harmony, in step, in tune, in unison, like, matching, mellifluous,
    Antonyms:

    cacophonous, disagreeable, discordant, dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, opposed, unfriendly, unlike
  7. interact
    do something together or with others
    People living in preindustrial agrarian societies interacted almost constantly with domesticated animals. Slate (Feb 21, 2013)
    Synonyms:

    approach, be in touch with, buzz*, call, check with, connect, get, get ahold of, get in touch with, interact, interface, network*, phone, reach, reach out, relate, speak to, talk, telephone, touch base, visit, write to



    Antonyms:

    avoid
  8. populace
    people in general considered as a whole
    As much as half of the city’s populace has fled. Newsweek (Sep 3, 2012)
    Synonyms:

    all, all and sundry, anybody, each one, each person, every person, generality, masses, people, populace, the public, the whole, young and old



    Antonyms:

    nobody/noone
  9. unanimous
    in complete agreement
    The panel must be unanimous in approving the death sentence.
    Synonyms:

    accepted, accordant, agreed, agreeing, as one, assenting, collective, combined, common, communal, concerted, concordant, concurrent, consensual, consentient, consistent, consonant, harmonious, homogeneous, in complete accord, like-minded, of one mind, popular, public, shared, single, solid, undisputed, undivided, unified, united, universal, unquestioned, with one voice



    Antonyms:

    split
  10. uniform
    clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a group
    He is looking forward to wearing the Team USA uniform on a big stage. Seattle Times (Mar 3, 2013)
    Synonyms:

    compatible, consonant, constant, equable, even, fated, fateful, fixed, habitual, homogeneous, immutable, incorrigible, inflexible, invariable, irreversible, level, methodical, monolithic, normal, of a piece, ordered, orderly, ossified, plumb, regular, reliable, rigid,
    Antonyms:

    changing, different, divergent, inconsistent, varied
Created on Sat Mar 02 22:08:15 EST 2013 (updated Sun Mar 03 02:33:18 EST 2013)

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