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

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alliances

The parties then form alliances to create a majority coalition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

Visits to Germany and France in the early part of the King's reign were designed to establish new UK alliances post-Brexit.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

After World War II, the U.S. increasingly relied on military alliances, overseas bases, trade and international institutions to project power.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

Bitter rivals are forming new alliances, such as Elon Musk and Dario Amodei, whose companies worked together to secure computing power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The witches were a great power in those latitudes, and the alliances they made were costly but valuable.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

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