alliances

NOUN

friendly association, agreement

Synonyms

STRONG

accord affiliation affinity betrothal bond coalition coherence collaboration collusion combination communion compact concord concurrence confederacy confederation congruity conjunction connection consanguinity cooperation engagement entente federation fraternization friendship interrelation kinship league marriage matrimony membership mutuality pact participation partnership relation support tie treaty union

Antonyms

STRONG

antagonism detachment disagreement disconnection discord disunity division divorce hatred opposition separation

WEAK

disunion estrangement hostility rebellion war

Example Sentences

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Dr. DeVita, who consults for NYU Technology Opportunities & Ventures' Therapeutics Alliances and for Intercept Therapeutics, was compensated for his involvement.

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2025

Alliances still can help now, especially on rare earths, as Mr. Trump recently discovered when he struck a deal with Australia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

“Gen Z is leading this,” said Bob Mitchell, founder of Mitchell Partnership Alliances and adjunct professor at American University’s Kogod School of Business.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 17, 2025

Alliances and rivalries that have governed diplomacy for generations have, for the moment at least, been upended.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2023

Alliances shifted this way and that in the Barrel, but your gang was your family, the only protection that mattered.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo