Synonyms for alliance
əˈlaɪ ənsal·liance

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1. alliance

   Alliance is in its most common use a connection formed by treaty between sovereign states as for mutual aid in war. Partnership is a mercantile word; alliance chiefly political or matrimonial. Coalition is oftenest used of political parties; fusion is now the more common word in this sense. In an alliance between nations there is no surrender of sovereignty, and no union except for a specified time and purpose. League and alliance are used with scarcely perceptible difference of meaning. In a confederacy or confederation there is an attempt to unite separate states in a general government without surrender of sovereignty. Union implies so much concession as to make the separate states substantially one. Federation is mainly a poetic and rhetorical word expressing something of the same thought, as in Tennyson's "federation of the world," Locksley Hall, l. 128. The United States is not a confederacy nor an alliance; the nation might be called a federation, but prefers to be styled a federal union.

   Synonyms:
   coalition, compact, confederacy, confederation, federation, fusion, league, partnership, union

   Antonyms:
   antagonism, discord, disunion, divorce, enmity, hostility, schism, secession, separation, war

   Preposition:
   Alliance with a neighboring people; against the common enemy; for offense and defense; alliance of, between, or among nations.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. alliance

   Synonyms:
   compact, treaty, cooperation, union, connection, partnership, league, combination, coalition, confederation, friendship, relation, relationship

   Antonyms:
   disunion, enmity, divorce, discord, disruption, antagonism, separation, estrangement, hostility

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.1 / 9 votes

1. alliance, confederationnoun

   the state of being allied or confederated

   Synonyms:
   alinement, federation, bond, coalition, alignment, confederation, confederacy

2. alliance, bondnoun

   a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest

   "the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them"

   Synonyms:
   alinement, bail bond, bond certificate, adhesiveness, adherence, shackle, hamper, bond paper, adhesion, attachment, confederation, bail, chemical bond, trammel, coalition, alignment, bond

3. alliance, coalition, alignment, alinementnoun

   an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

   Synonyms:
   alinement, coalescence, bond, concretion, conglutination, fusion, coalition, alignment, confederation, conjunction, coalescency

4. alliancenoun

   a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim

   Synonyms:
   alinement, alignment, bond, coalition, confederation

5. confederation, alliancenoun

   the act of forming an alliance or confederation

   Synonyms:
   alinement, bond, federation, alignment, coalition, confederation, confederacy

Matched Categories

1. • Coalition
   • Connection
   • Group Action
   • Organization
   • Treaty

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. link

   come together

   Submitted by anonymous on December 16, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. alliancenoun

   Synonyms:
   connection, relation, relationship, affinity, family connection

2. alliancenoun

   Synonyms:
   union, combination, coalition, federation, copartnership, CONFEDERACY, league, compact, federal compact

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. alliancenoun

   Synonyms:
   union, coalition, federation, confederacy, league, affinity, affiliation, connection, relationship

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1. List of paraphrases for "alliance":

   coalition, partnership, allianz, 'alliance, alianza, alleanza, alliances, ring, nazionale, allied, union, league, allianssi, nato, lucian, verbond, afdl, camimh

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ALLIANCE

   Synonyms:
   Aggressive Lipid Lowering Initiation Abates New Cardiovascular Events

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1. President Barack Obama on Tuesday:

   Today we welcome Prime Minister Abe as we broaden our alliance for our time, ours is an alliance focused on the future.

2. Antoine de Saint-Exupery:

   One man may hit the mark, another blunder; but heed not these distinctions. Only from the alliance of the one, working with and through the other, are great things born.

3. Antoine De Saint-Exupery:

   One man may hit the mark, another blunder but heed not these distinctions. Only from the alliance of the one, working with and through the other, are great things born.

4. Maurice Maeterlinck:

   We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet: and, amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog, has made an alliance with us.

5. Al Baker:

   We are only committed to oneworld provided the spirit in which we joined oneworld exists, if we are being cornered by an airline that invited us to be part of the alliance and is now acting against our interests... blocking inventory and blocking us gates at JFK, of course we have no purpose to be in an alliance.