UNION Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

union

noun

ˈyün-yən

Definition of union

as in merger

the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one the union of East Germany and West Germany that became possible after the fall of communism

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as in confederacy

an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection in 1949 the U.S. and Canada joined their European allies in a transatlantic union to defend Western Europe from aggression by the Soviet Union

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as in association

the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters) the movie studio is producing the blockbuster in union with another studio because of the tremendous cost involved

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Recent Examples of union Danny Cruz, a union representative, criticized the question as political theater, arguing that the department’s staffing problems require more than public statements about historic contracts. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, the unions are concerned that the RSC’s governance structure is not effective enough and needs a broader mandate covering labor issues, alongside a more effective review process to ensure that the program is implemented properly. — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 Several education-sector unions called for a strike and demonstration in support of the high school movement. — Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Negotiations with other unions Meanwhile, the CSU’s negotiations with all its other labor unions remain ongoing. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for union

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Noun

The path to closing the merger was often a rocky one and at times seemed likely to derail.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Thursday after their company completed its mega merger earlier this week .

— Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of merger

Noun

Seneca said the renaming violated the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua, which was signed by President George Washington and the Haudenosaunee confederacy promising perpetual peace and friendship.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
July 4 birthed independence but also a dysfunctional confederacy.

— Max Taves, Mercury News, 3 July 2026

Definition of confederacy

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The clash added another layer to a campaign in which el Sayed’s positions on foreign policy and his associations with prominent progressive figures have become points of contention.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
The hospitality and hotel sector is one of Europe’s largest employers, with more than 10 million people working across 2 million businesses, according to data from Hotrec, the association of hotels, restaurants, bars, and cafés in Europe.

— Ted Kitterman, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of association

Noun

Herald Square and Times Square are rapidly becoming one district, and a few curbside tourist attractions will only contribute to their unification.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2026
Data, knowledge and AI unification has to be a mandate from leadership, not a project owned by a single team.

— Yu Fang, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of unification

Noun

Even if the wars do continue, the identities of both major parties are in flux—existing coalitions are shaky, and the tremors could lead to unexpectedly competitive races in seats drawn around outdated assumptions.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Fox News Digital extracted the names from the logos and built a database of the coalition.

— Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of coalition

Noun

The Italian deal extends a run of international partnerships the guild has struck since the pandemic.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Set in 1969, the film follows how rising media tycoon Rupert Murdoch acquires UK newspaper The Sun and how his partnership with editor Larry Lamb (O’Connell) turns the paper into Britain’s most influential and at-times controversial tabloid.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of partnership

Noun

For larger workloads, batch processing can handle multiple files for tasks such as conversion, merging, compression, OCR, printing, encryption, and adding or removing watermarks.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
Prediction markets enable a more complete merging of the financial with the social and linguistic than social media has been able to achieve.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of merging

Noun

Before the delay, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and a faction led by Mohammed Dahlan, a former Fatah security chief who fell out with Abbas, had been discussing an unlikely political alliance.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
The delay leaves unpopular Palestinian Authority leaders in place and sidesteps a potential opposition alliance, as Palestinians have not voted in a legislative election since Hamas won in 2006.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

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