Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Involving or done by two or more parties working together: The word "collaborative" describes an activity, effort, or process that is accomplished through the cooperation and shared effort of multiple people or groups.
   • Characterized by cooperation and shared responsibility: It indicates a style or approach where participants work jointly towards a common goal, contributing their skills and knowledge.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The project was a collaborative effort between the university and a tech company.
  • She thrives in a collaborative work environment where ideas are shared freely.
  • The book is the result of a collaborative writing process involving five authors.

Advanced Usage

• "collaborative learning": An educational approach where students work together in groups to solve problems or understand a concept.
  • The teacher uses collaborative learning techniques to encourage peer-to-peer teaching.
• "collaborative spirit": An attitude or atmosphere that is conducive to working together.
  • The team's success was due in large part to its strong collaborative spirit.

Variants and Related Words

• Collaborate (verb): To work jointly on an activity or project.
  • The two departments will collaborate on the new initiative.
• Collaboration (noun): The action of working with someone to produce something.
  • The film was a successful collaboration between a veteran director and a new screenwriter.
• Collaborator (noun): A person who works jointly on an activity or project; can also have a negative connotation of one who cooperates with an enemy.
  • She was a key collaborator on the research paper. (Positive)
  • He was accused of being a collaborator with the occupying forces. (Negative)

Synonyms

• Cooperative: Involving mutual assistance in working toward a common goal.
• Joint: Shared, held, or made by two or more parties together.
• Collective: Done by people acting as a group.

Antonyms

• Independent: Free from outside control; not depending on another's authority.
• Solo: Done by one person alone; without a partner or companion.
• Competitive: Relating to or characterized by competition, where parties strive against each other to achieve a goal.

Related Phrases

• "collaborative filtering": (In computing) A method of making automatic predictions about a user's interests by collecting preferences from many users.
  • The recommendation system uses collaborative filtering to suggest new movies.
• "collaborative economy": An economic system where assets or services are shared between private individuals, either for free or for a fee, typically via the internet.
  • Platforms like Airbnb are part of the collaborative economy.

Adjective

1. accomplished by collaboration
   • collaborative research