teamwork
Positive synonyms for teamwork
One meaning here, and which alternative fits which situation.
10 alternatives1 meaning7 with a full entry
Teamwork has one core sense here; the alternatives separate execution, shared purpose, and relationship tone by register.
Do not call simple co-presence teamwork. The group must combine efforts toward the whole.
crediting how a group worked together
10Work in which people combine distinct efforts for the effectiveness of the whole.
- everyday
cooperation
people willingly help or accommodate one another
not when they jointly created the work
- warm
mutual trust and friendly belonging are the point
not when you need to describe the quality of the output
- warm
a shared purpose or public stance brought people together
not when you mean well-managed tasks and handoffs
- professional
alignment
people share priorities, expectations, or direction
not when you need to show that they executed together
- professional
people create or decide something together
not when they completed separate tasks independently
- professional
coordination
timing, roles, and handoffs fit together well
not when you mean warmth or mutual trust
- professional
the relationship is sustained and responsibility is shared
not when the group formed for one brief task
- professional
interdependent strengths produced a better combined result
not when it is only a vague claim that people worked together
- formal
the group stayed connected and effective as a unit
not when agreement came from suppressing useful dissent
- formal
people stand together through pressure or for a cause
not when the work is routine operational coordination