collaborative

[ kuh-lab-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv ]

adjective

1. characterized or accomplished by cooperation or working together:

   collaborative methods;

   a collaborative report.

2. relating to or involving several organizations, groups, people, etc., working together for a common purpose:

   My doctor is now part of a collaborative practice.

   Modern policing is trending toward collaborative law enforcement, where police officers work hand-in-hand with community leaders and neighborhood associations.

noun

1. a group of people working together for a common purpose:

   The collaborative of doctors was able to gather important new information about the illness by pooling anonymized patient data.

Other Words From

• col·lab·o·ra·tive·ly adverb
• un·col·lab·o·ra·tive adjective
• un·col·lab·o·ra·tive·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of collaborative¹

collaborate + -ive

Example Sentences

The group is adding the data to SoyBase, a collaborative online database for soybean research.

From Science Daily

This collaborative study initiated by the University of Surrey identifies previously hidden mechanisms that contribute to both efficiency and stability losses and addresses these challenges, helping the scientific community to advance this technology.

From Science Daily

Medart maintains that areas outside the monument won’t be impacted, and said tribal leaders want to work collaboratively with stakeholders to hammer out a vision for the area.

From Los Angeles Times

This collaborative approach allows us to maintain distinct culinary identities while enhancing the overall experience.

From Salon

Though fashion and passing down clothes are a collaborative effort, for vintage store sellers, a well-curated collection is a deeply personal act.

From Los Angeles Times

More About Collaborative

What does collaborative mean?

Collaborative is an adjective that describes an effort in which people work together (that is, one in which they collaborate).

Collaborative is often used in a positive context to refer to two or more parties successfully working together on a goal or shared project. It’s also increasingly used as a noun for an organized joint effort.

Example: The groundbreaking new album was a collaborative effort by the two musicians, who usually have very different styles.

Where does collaborative come from?

Collaborative is formed from the combination of the verb collaborate, meaning to work together or cooperate, and the suffix -ive, which is used to form adjectives expressing tendency, function, etc. Collaborate was first recorded between 1870–75 and collaborative soon followed, recorded by the early 1900s.

Collaborative can be used in any context in which people work together: art, business, education—the collaborative possibilities are endless. The word is usually used to describe the process of working together (a collaborative effort between two artists to paint a mural) or the result of such a process (a collaborative report issued by all three departments).

More recently, collaborative has come to be used as a noun referring to an organized group effort, especially one involving a community (a neighborhood service collaborative).

Did you know ... ?

What are some other forms of collaborative?

 

• collaboratively (adverb)

 

What are some synonyms for collaborative?

• collective
• joint
• cooperative

What are some words that share a root or word element with collaborative?

• labor
• laborious
• collect

What are some words that often get used in discussing collaborative?

• process
• method
• project

How is collaborative used in real life?

Collaborative can be used for many different situations, and is particularly associated with cooperative processes that are creative or artistic.

State Champs, Simple Plan and We The Kings are dropping a collaborative single tonight https://t.co/NpzwBnT5E4 pic.twitter.com/ZZWPuZJtf7

— Rock Sound (@rocksound) October 10, 2019

In open source, you don't "win" by "defeating the competition." You succeed by building something useful and creating a collaborative space that is attractive to would-be participants.

— M Butcher (@technosophos) November 25, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari has advocated for collaborative efforts to tackle maritime insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea. President Buhari made the call at the first Global Maritime security conference which began yesterday in Abuja.
Read more: https://t.co/ul3X8G3VTh

— Daily Trust (@daily_trust) October 8, 2019

 

 

Try using collaborative!

Which of the following words could be considered an antonym of collaborative?

A. Collective
B. Uncooperative
C. Joint
D. Coordinating