collaborative
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Definition
- 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
- accomplished by collaboration
- collaborative research