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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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“It’s almost a kind of entrepreneurial thing: You’ve got to go out and build a majority each time, and those alliances shift.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

In the model, the “availability” phase entailed contact and small-scale movements across the frontier, with trading relationships and marriage alliances, for example, forming gradually.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

In Tamil Nadu, it survives largely through alliances.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Wise leadership, prudent judgment, strategic patience, the maintenance of alliances, domestic cohesion, promotion of economic dynamism—these are all choices that trump destiny in the pursuit of national greatness.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Social alliances and political rivalries were long-term affairs.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari