Synonyms for union
- noun
- adjective
Most common
unification unity alliance coalition coupling copulation marriage trade union
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Unification — the act of uniting or joining two or more things into one
unification, unity, alliance, coalition, federation, association, league, agreement, confederation, merger, confederacy, meeting, uniting, junction, concord, joint, consolidation, combination, oneness, harmony, juncture, identity
2. Coupling
coupling, copulation, connection, sexual union, conjunction, intercourse, pairing, mating, conjugation
4. Labor union
labor union US CA, labour union UK, trade union, trades union UK, brotherhood
Other
guild, partnership, join, love, liaison, sum, agglutination, conglutination rare
Adjective
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
- n. 2
The state of being united or joined; a state of unity or harmony.
- n. 3
Something united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.
- adj. 1
Belonging to, represented by, or otherwise pertaining to a labour union.
Actors have to be union to get work here.
Related words
- Word family
- unioneer unionization unionize unionism unionist unify unity
- Phrases
- sexual union labor union trade union civil union trades union disjoint union personal union union suit
Forms
- Plural
- unions → unifications, unities, alliances, coalitions…
Choose the right word
In an alliance between nations there is no surrender of sovereignty, and no union except for a specified time and purpose. Union implies so much concession as to make the separate states substantially one.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- alliance Algeria has good relations with the NATO alliance.
- coalition The coalition is trying to paper over the cracks.
- unity Our unity in opposing hate speech is our strength.
- unification Berlin is a symbol of unification between the East and the West.
- mating The cannibal female insect ate the male after mating.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| union | falling | |
| alliance | steady | |
| coalition | rising | |
| unity | falling | |
| unification | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- sum1
- 4 letters
- love1, join1
- 5 letters
- match1, joint1, unity3, guild1
- 6 letters
- league1, merger2, mating2
- 7 letters
- meeting2, federal3, harmony3, pairing2, liaison3, concord2, uniting3, wedlock2, oneness2
- 8 letters
- marriage2, identity4, alliance3, junction2, coupling2, juncture2
- 9 letters
- agreement3, coalition4, matrimony4, unionized3, unionised
- 10 letters
- connection3, federation4, copulation
- 11 letters
- association5, combination4, partnership3, conjunction3, brotherhood3, intercourse3, unification5, confederacy5, conjugation4
- 13 letters
- consolidation5, confederation5, agglutination
- 14 letters
- conglutination
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unity3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- union
- Español
- unión
- Deutsch
- Vereinigung