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collaborating Synonyms & Antonyms

kə-ˈla-bə-ˌrāt

What Is Another Word for Collaborating?

Common synonyms for collaborating are banding (together), concerting and concurring.

Choose a meaning, then find a word that fits your sentence.

Collaborating as an Adjective

1

as in cooperative, symbiotic

Collaborating as a Verb

1

to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end

a trio of museums collaborated to mount this once-in-a-lifetime exhibit of van Gogh's major portraits

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Collaborating in a Sentence

Let's collaborate on this project, and get it finished faster.

If you collaborate with the occupying forces, you will be shot.

An international team of scientists collaborated on the study.

… most jobs today require some level of extra effort to collaborate with coworkers …

suspected of collaborating with the occupying army

… other nonprofit research institutions routinely collaborate with for-profit companies on research.

The two schools collaborate on library services.

a trio of museums collaborated to mount this once-in-a-lifetime exhibit of van Gogh's major portraits

An international team of scientists collaborated on the study. / … most jobs today require some level of extra effort to collaborate with coworkers …

… other nonprofit research institutions routinely collaborate with for-profit companies on research. / The two schools collaborate on library services.

Word Forms & Grammar

col·lab·o·rat·ed

col·lab·o·rat·ing

col·lab·o·ra·tion noun

col·lab·o·ra·tive adjective or noun

col·lab·o·ra·tive·ly adverb

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Words That Rhyme With Collaborating

Origin of Collaborating

Late Latin collaboratus, past participle of collaborare to labor together, from Latin com- + laborare to labor labor

First Known Use

1837

Quick Facts About Collaborating

Part of speechadjective, verb
Pronunciation/kə-ˈla-bə-ˌrāt/
Syllables4
Meaningas in cooperative, symbiotic
Synonymsbanding (together), concerting and concurring
Adverbcollaboratively
First known use1837

How Do You Say Collaborating?

Collaborating is pronounced /kə-ˈla-bə-ˌrāt/ and has 4 syllables, with the main stress on the second syllable (la).

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