ALLIANCES Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

alliances

noun

plural of alliance

as in treaties

a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples the smaller countries signed an alliance pledging to protect one another against the belligerent behemoth in their midst

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as in coalitions

an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection an alliance between the French and the Algonquians to check Iroquois advances into their territory

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as in partnerships

the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters) in alliance with booksellers, the nation's schools are promoting National Reading Month

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Recent Examples of alliances Powerful nations interested in the Pacific have raced in recent years to shore up alliances among its leaders, intensifying a contest for influence between China and the United States, Taiwan, and forum members Australia and New Zealand. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 Navigating a changing climate, Marian develops interspecies alliances on a quest for the holy grail. — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The bill has the support of over 100 organizations, including legal aid groups, immigrant rights advocates and community alliances. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 They'll all be divided in separate tribes, where the players will navigate life on an island, compete in daunting physical challenges, form alliances and vote each other out. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Following a walk down memory lane showcasing some of the biggest moments in the show’s history, like the showmances, the alliances, the backstabbing, and the competitions. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026 No new berthing windows will be granted during the clearance period, compounding berthing delays across all alliances, said Seko Logistics in a customer advisory. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026 The event highlighted the international alliances surrounding his candidacy. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026 Some fans prefer when the game has fewer twists that disrupt the natural flow of alliances and power structures. — Matt Minton, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

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Noun

King managed to take the suffocating history of the Indian — the treaties, the massacres, the Hollywood caricatures — and turn it into something conversational, even funny.

— Tommy Orange, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
Other presidential powers include the negotiation of treaties and the granting of pardons.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of treaties

Noun

And both sets of allies are forming new middle-power coalitions to reduce reliance on Washington, from recent European arrangements with India to the trade agreements Japan is pursuing with Latin America.

— Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Health care affordability will be solved by building durable coalitions around ideas that work in the real world, not just in theory.

— Kody Kinsley, STAT, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of coalitions

Noun

InnoAsia will also continue its partnerships with international markets, including Berlin film festival’s European Film Market (EFM).

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Giske added that previous trips to Haugesund had produced partnerships the company had not originally anticipated.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of partnerships

Noun

NBCUniversal‘s Peacock launched a limited new membership program in a beta test with a variety of perks — aimed at keeping them from flying the coop as streaming subscribers, as well as driving incremental revenue from marketing pacts.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
On climate, liberals would offer tax rewards for green energy, support joining climate pacts, and phasing out fossil fuels gradually over decades.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of pacts

Noun

Nonetheless, no agreements have been reached yet, partly because of the complexities of the issues surrounding AI, as well as sensitivities around how Hollywood talent and unions would react, the sources said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
The Court has been persistently reactionary in its dealings with other branches, using horizontal review to protect enslavers from abolitionists, bosses from unions, and tycoons from tax collectors.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of unions

Noun

However, many trade associations include sole proprietors who don't qualify for an AHP, and some organizations have members in a range of industries.

— Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Investigators allege Awais and his accomplices used their control of the associations to siphon money from accounts.

— Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of associations

Noun

And aside from owning private jets and towering mansions, billionaires’ two favorite hobbies are buying stakes in professional sports leagues and pouring money into philanthropy.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
The effect of the wealth consolidation carefully, and secretly, orchestrated by the SEC and Big 10 has been not catastrophic to those not in these respective leagues, but at least cataclysmic.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026

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