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Definitions

join

[join] / dʒɔɪn /
VERB
unite
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accompany marry tie
STRONG
add adhere affix agglutinate annex append assemble associate attach blend bracket cement clamp clasp clip coalesce combine compound concrete conjoin conjugate connect copulate couple entwine fasten fuse grapple incorporate interlace intermix juxtapose knit leash link lock mate melt mix pair span splice touch weave wed weld yoke
WEAK
coadunate hitch on lump together put together slap on stick together tack on tag on tie up
Antonyms
STRONG
abstain condense detach disconnect disjoin disperse dissociate disunite divide divorce let go loose loosen open part release remove separate sever subtract take away unbuckle uncouple unfasten unlink unlock unmix
WEAK
leave resign withdraw
VERB
affiliate with organization
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cooperate enlist enter follow side with
STRONG
align consort enroll
WEAK
associate with be in come aboard fall in with go to mingle with pair with plug into sign on sign up take part in take up with team up with throw in with tie up with
Antonyms
STRONGEST
avoid shun stop
WEAK
disjoin divide leave resign separate withdraw
VERB
touch; border on
Synonyms
STRONGEST
meet reach
STRONG
abut adjoin bound butt communicate conjoin extend fringe hem line march neighbor parallel rim skirt
WEAK
be adjacent to be at hand be close to be contiguous to lie beside lie near lie next to open into trench on verge on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
miss
STRONG
keep
WEAK
disjoin divide leave resign separate withdraw

Usage

What are other ways to say join? The verb join may refer to a connection or association of any degree of closeness, but often implies direct contact: One joins two pieces of wood mortise together at the corner. Connect implies a joining as by a tie, link, or wire: One connects two batteries. Unite implies a close joining of two or more things, so as to form one: One unites layers of veneer sheets to form plywood.

Example Sentences

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Before Keenan moved to Washington, D.C., to join the Civil Rights Division last spring, the new interim U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, Bill Essayli, gave him a sensitive task.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The 50 new customers will join 650 existing “astronauts,” as Virgin Galactic calls them, in the company’s backlog.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Sometimes, people walking by would stop, listen and join in.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

And if Rubio did run, he’d join a tradition of secretaries of state who have sought the top job.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

The more we looked around the more we were sure that, like so many others, they had left to join the great exodus westwards, taking with them what they could.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.