Meaning & use

coordination

noun·Academic

The organized arrangement of people, parts, or activities so that they work together smoothly.

See it in a sentence

The event required careful coordination between the caterers, the venue, and the performers.

Years of piano practice gave her excellent coordination between her hands.

A note on using this word

Coordination can describe organizing people or tasks, or the physical skill of moving body parts together smoothly, as in hand-eye coordination.

Words with a similar meaning

organizationcooperationteamwork

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Words with an opposite meaning

disorganizationconfusion

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