alliance

[uh-lahy-uhns] / əˈlaɪ əns /

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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Separately, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un used his New Year message to praise the "invincible alliance" between Pyongyang and Moscow, while praising soldiers who are fighting in "alien lands".

From BBC

“Thanks to your self-sacrificing and devoted struggle, the militant fraternity and friendship and invincible alliance between our country and Russia grow firmer,” he said, according to state media.

From The Wall Street Journal

Their artistic alliance is an amalgamation of what each brings to their friendship.

From Los Angeles Times

We had the world’s strongest economy and most powerful military, bolstered by an unequaled system of alliances.

From The Wall Street Journal

The agreement said the new alliance embraces "the spirit of the Gen Z movement against corruption and bad governance".

From Barron's

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