COLLABORATIVE Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

collaborative

adjective

as in collective

used or done by a number of people as a group a culture in which the raising of children is regarded as a collaborative endeavor for a whole village

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Recent Examples of collaborative The international success of Korean genre filmmaking has opened new collaborative opportunities for Yeon. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 May 2026 The setup uses two CRX collaborative robots trained through imitation learning, where a human operator first performs the folding task, and the robots learn from those demonstrations. —

Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026 According to People, students said the school’s culture remained collaborative despite the academic competition. —

Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 15 May 2026 The outgoing Fed leader is known for being a steady hand who was collaborative and decisive, some of his former colleagues told CNN. —

Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 15 May 2026 The collaborative movement’s work in prevention — established by the Children’s Trust, South Florida region American Red Cross, the Miami Foundation, United Way Miami, and Miami-Dade County and its public schools — aims for zero deaths by drowning. —

Alexandra Phelps updated May 15, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026 Shares surged nearly 9% after the collaborative interface design tool posted first-quarter earnings of 10 cents per share, on an adjusted basis, on revenues of $333 million. —

Christina Cheddar Berk,davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 15 May 2026 The most productive relationships tend to be collaborative ones. —

Eilon Reshef, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 Kira sees that momentum as collaborative rather than isolated. —

Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for collaborative

Adjective

The collective ire of the group spilled over.

— Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Astrid Suarez, director of collective impact at Niles Township’s Early Childhood Alliance, a nonprofit that provides early literacy opportunities to families, said Chamber events like this are what inspires organizations like hers to keep going.

— Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026