Cooperation
Cooperation noun - The state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters).
Usage example: a series of televised announcements made in cooperation with the tobacco companies warning teenagers about the hazards of smoking
Separation
Separation noun - The act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces.
Cooperation is an antonym for separation.
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Separation and Cooperation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cooperation/separation
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Separation or Cooperation. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cooperation/separation.
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