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

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Formal withdrawal from the 1949 treaty that created the alliance would be legally fraught.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The FDA should forgo the usual human clinical trials in order to bring about this shift, a spokesperson for the alliance said.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

For Europe, too, ending the alliance would be costly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

But the dates and places have not been the biggest problem - the mood of the transatlantic alliance has been the dominant issue.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The Powhatan Confederacy was an alliance of more than thirty Algonquian-speaking tribes.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

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