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uncooperative

co·op·er·a·tive
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [koh-op-er-uh-tiv, -op-ruh-tiv, -op-uh-rey-tiv]
    • /koʊˈɒp ər ə tɪv, -ˈɒp rə tɪv, -ˈɒp əˌreɪ tɪv/
    • /ˌʌn.kəʊˈɒp.ər.ə.tɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koh-op-er-uh-tiv, -op-ruh-tiv, -op-uh-rey-tiv]
    • /koʊˈɒp ər ə tɪv, -ˈɒp rə tɪv, -ˈɒp əˌreɪ tɪv/

Definitions of uncooperative word

  • adjective uncooperative working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit. 1
  • adjective uncooperative demonstrating a willingness to cooperate: The librarian was cooperative in helping us find the book. 1
  • adjective uncooperative pertaining to economic cooperation: a cooperative business. 1
  • adjective uncooperative involving or denoting an educational program comprising both classroom study and on-the-job or technical training, especially in colleges and universities. 1
  • noun uncooperative a jointly owned enterprise engaging in the production or distribution of goods or the supplying of services, operated by its members for their mutual benefit, typically organized by consumers or farmers. 1
  • noun uncooperative Also called co-op, cooperative apartment. a building owned and managed by a corporation in which shares are sold, entitling the shareholders to occupy individual units in the building. an apartment in such a building. Compare condominium (defs 1, 2). 1
See all 9 definitions of uncooperative

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Origin of uncooperative

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
From the Late Latin word cooperātīvus, dating back to 1595-1605. See cooperate, -ive

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Parts of speech for Uncooperative

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Uncooperative

uncooperative popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Synonyms for uncooperative

adj uncooperative

  • against the grain — contrary to one's feelings, nature, wishes, etc.; irritating or displeasing
  • bull-headed — blindly obstinate; stubborn, headstrong, or stupid
  • bullhead — any of various small northern mainly marine scorpaenoid fishes of the family Cottidae that have a large head covered with bony plates and spines
  • confrontational — If you describe the way that someone behaves as confrontational, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they are aggressive and likely to cause an argument or dispute.
  • hard-hearted — unfeeling; unmerciful; pitiless.

adjective uncooperative

  • awkward — An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
  • balky — Someone or something that is balky does not behave or work the way you want them to.
  • contrary — Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other.
  • cussed — obstinate
  • disobliging — Deliberately unhelpful; uncooperative.
All 21 Synonyms of uncooperative

Antonyms for uncooperative

adj uncooperative

  • amenable — If you are amenable to something, you are willing to do it or accept it.
  • coacting — Present participle of coact.
  • coactive — acting together.
  • coefficient — A coefficient is a number that expresses a measurement of a particular quality of a substance or object under specified conditions.

adjective uncooperative

  • accommodating — If you describe someone as accommodating, you like the fact that they are willing to do things in order to please you or help you.
  • coadjuvant — Cooperating.
  • obliging — willing or eager to do favors, offer one's services, etc.; accommodating: The clerk was most obliging.
All 14 Antonyms of uncooperative

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