Cooperate with and Refuse

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Refuse is an antonym for cooperate with in consenting topic.

Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.

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Cooperate with is an antonym for refuse.

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

Her first interaction with the Investigation Team, for example, is to blatantly insult them by calling their investigation a "game", thereby ensuring that three of the known victims, her best leads, will refuse to cooperate with her.

Source: Informed Ability / Video Games
Another episode had two detectives invoke this trope intentionally on a pair of uncooperative Iranian nationals who refuse to cooperate with an investigation (they happen to work for the Embassy and can't be forced to answer questions or be charged for impeding).

Source: Mistaken for Terrorist

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