Synonyms of league

league 1 of 2

noun

1

as in organization

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest

a league of concerned parishioners who are seeking a greater voice in church affairs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• organization
• institution
• association
• institute
• society
• fraternity
• chamber
• brotherhood
• council
• board
• club
• guild
• group
• college
• consortium
• team
• collective
• commune
• community
• chapter
• cadre
• fellowship
• congress
• partnership
• coalition
• squad
• alliance
• order
• sodality
• camp
• clan
• cooperative
• party
• circle
• bloc
• clique
• body
• crew
• confederacy
• membership
• branch
• junta
• fold
• band
• cartel
• gang
• sorority
• outfit
• coterie
• set
• conspiracy
• syndicate
• faithful
• local
• ring
• cabal
• lot
• sisterhood
• combine
• klatch
• junto
• camarilla
• camorra

2

as in coalition

an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection

created to avert future wars, the League of Nations was a forerunner of the United Nations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coalition
• union
• confederacy
• alliance
• federation
• confederation
• partnership
• bloc
• group
• organization
• combine
• combination
• axis
• cartel
• association
• block
• wing
• conspiracy
• fusion
• syndicate
• faction
• side
• cabal
• front
• cooperative
• affiliation
• conference
• trust
• junto
• circuit

3

as in type

one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic

that falls into a different league of fiction—the popular novel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• type
• kind
• category
• group
• tier
• family
• classification
• class
• sort
• division
• bracket
• species
• genus
• generation
• section
• grade
• variety
• rank(s)
• set
• rubric
• breed
• order
• race
• kidney
• subdivision
• subspecies
• subgroup
• description
• manner
• nature
• branch
• specialty
• ilk
• title
• subclass
• speciality
• heading
• feather
• label
• like

league

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verb

1

as in to cooperate

to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members

the whole block leagued together to keep a liquor store from opening in their neighborhood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cooperate
• unite
• club
• collaborate
• merge
• confederate
• band (together)
• federate
• organize
• ally
• pull together
• coalesce
• join
• consolidate
• close ranks
• cohere
• associate
• group
• affiliate
• converge
• hang together
• team (up)
• unionize
• combine
• gang up
• conjoin
• incorporate
• amalgamate
• cabal
• link
• conglomerate
• tie
• knot
• wed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disband
• split
• break up
• separate
• part
• divorce
• dissolve
• segregate
• sever
• detach
• disengage
• fall out
• alienate
• disunite
• sunder
• estrange

2

as in to collaborate

to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end

some unlikely political bedfellows leagued together to get the bill passed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cooperate
• collaborate
• unite
• concert
• play ball
• join
• band (together)
• team (up)
• pull together
• conspire
• concur
• make common cause
• affiliate
• combine
• confederate
• interface
• conjoin
• ally
• hang together
• connive
• associate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of league

Noun

The team’s playoff hopes took a turn for the worse after a 2-0 loss to the San Diego Wave on Friday night, plus other results from the rest of the league. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026

Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers in 2012 was the most recent hitter to win a Triple Crown by leading his league in all three of those statistical categories. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Verb

The planned Athletic Club Boise women’s club won’t take the field until the spring of 2028 thanks to league schedule changes, the club announced Thursday. — Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2026

The nature and extent of the problem varies league to league. — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

Phrases Containing league

• big league
• major league