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un·co·op·er·a·tive
 uncooperative
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- pronunciation:
- uhn
ko
a
p
 r
tihv
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
not willing to work with others or comply with external demands, esp. reasonable demands.
The new manager attempted to establish stricter policies, and she found many of her staff uncooperative.- antonyms:
- amenable, biddable, cooperative, tame
- similar words:
- disobedient, maverick, recalcitrant, stubborn
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| related words: |
cooperative, un- |
adverb + (adj.)uncooperative
bit, completely, equally, extremely, first, generally, highly, increasingly, noticeably, rather, time
(adj.)uncooperative
+ noun
bar,
behavior,
bureaucrat,
commander,
conference,
defendant,
detainee,
employee,
flamingo,
investigator,
lip,
loading,
mallet,
military,
muscle,
notion,
owner,
partner,
patient,
physician,
police,
prisoner,
restaurant,
root,
strategy,
subject,
suspect,
victim,
warlord,
weather,
witness
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The word uncooperative
contains the following part:
un-1
Old English
prefix
that means not
  More about this word part:
The prefix un1 attaches to adjectives to create adjectives that mean the opposite of the base word.
Example words:
unable, unarmed, unaware, unbeaten, unbelievable, uncertain, uncivil, unclear, uncomfortable, uncommon, unconscious, unconstitutional, uncooperative, undecided, undue, unemployed, uneasy, unequal, uneven, unequivocal, unexceptionable, unexceptional, unfair, unfamiliar, unfinished, unfortunate, unfriendly, unhappy, unhealthy, unimportant, uninhabited, uninterested, unkempt, unkind, unknown, unlawful, unlike, unlimited, unlucky, unnatural, unnecessary, unorthodox, unpleasant, unpopular, unreliable, unreasonable, unsafe, unsatisfactory, unstable, unsteady, untidy, untrue, unusual, unwell
- synonyms:
- dis-, de-, in-2
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