Synonyms for league
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Noun
1. Alliance
alliance, confederation, federation, union, association, party, coalition, fraternity, band, confederacy, treaty, order, cabal, bond, ring, axis, combination
Other
conference, legua rare, mijl rare
Definitions
- n. 1
A group or association of cooperating members.
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Forms
- Plural
- leagues → alliances, confederations, federations, unions…
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League and alliance are used with scarcely perceptible difference of meaning.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- union It is improper to impose sanctions upon the union.
- federation Tatarstan is a republic of the Russian Federation.
- confederation Gustavo is the head of the confederation.
- conference The whole world is watching the summit conference.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| league | rising | |
| union | falling | |
| federation | falling | |
| confederation | steady | |
| conference | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- band1, ring1, bond1, axis2, mijl
- 5 letters
- party2, order2, union2, cabal2, legua
- 6 letters
- treaty2
- 8 letters
- alliance3
- 9 letters
- coalition4
- 10 letters
- conference3, federation4, fraternity4
- 11 letters
- association5, combination4, confederacy5
- 13 letters
- confederation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (axis2 = 2 syllables).