Uncooperative — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unwilling to cooperate

intentionally unaccommodating

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌŋkoʊˈɑːpɚɹətˌɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌŋkəʊˈɒpəɹətˌɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌŋkəʊˈɒpəɹətˌɪv/

5 syllables Say it as /ʌŋkoʊˈɑːpɚɹətˌɪv/.

Examples

an uncooperative witness
the action was not offensive to him but proved somewhat disobliging

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disobliging

Antonyms

cooperative

Parts of Speech

adjective	unwilling to cooperate “an uncooperative witness”
adjective	intentionally unaccommodating “the action was not offensive to him but proved somewhat disobliging”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unkooperativ

nicht bereit zu kooperieren

🇫🇷French

peu coopératif

ne veut pas coopérer

🇪🇸Spanish

incooperativo

no dispuesto a cooperar

🇮🇹Italian

poco collaborativo

poco disposto a collaborare

🇳🇱Dutch

niet meewerkend

niet bereid om mee te werken

🇵🇹Portuguese

não cooperativo

não está disposto a cooperar

🇷🇺Russian

отказывающийся сотрудничать

не желает сотрудничать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असहयोगी

सहयोग करने को तैयार नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

অসহযোগী

সহযোগিতা করতে অনিচ্ছুক

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒத்துழைக்காத

ஒத்துழைக்க விருப்பமில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

సహకరించని

సహకరించడానికి ఇష్టపడరు

🇮🇳Marathi

असहकारी

सहकार्य करण्यास तयार नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસહકાર

સહકાર આપવા તૈયાર નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಹಕಾರ

ಸಹಕರಿಸಲು ಇಷ್ಟವಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിസ്സഹകരണം

സഹകരിക്കാൻ തയ്യാറല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਹਿਯੋਗ

ਸਹਿਯੋਗ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਤਿਆਰ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر تعاون

تعاون کرنے کو تیار نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不合作的

不愿意合作

🇯🇵Japanese

非協力的

協力したくない

🇰🇷Korean

비협조적인

협력하기를 꺼린다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không hợp tác

không sẵn lòng hợp tác

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ให้ความร่วมมือ

ไม่ยอมให้ความร่วมมือ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak kooperatif

tidak mau bekerja sama

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi kooperatiba

ayaw makipagtulungan

🇲🇾Malay

tidak bekerjasama

tidak mahu bekerjasama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير متعاون

غير راغبة في التعاون

🇮🇷Persian

غیر همکار

حاضر به همکاری نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

işbirlikçi olmayan

işbirliği yapmak istemiyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא מְשַׁתֵף פְּעוּלָה

לא מוכן לשתף פעולה

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The primary meaning of 'uncooperative' is 'unwilling to cooperate'.

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