Synonyms of leagues

leagues 1 of 2

noun

plural of league

1

as in organizations

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

• organizations
• associations
• institutions
• societies
• institutes
• brotherhoods
• fraternities
• chambers
• councils
• consortiums
• boards
• clubs
• groups
• colleges
• guilds
• teams
• communes
• communities
• collectives
• fellowships
• chapters
• cadres
• consortia
• congresses
• gilds
• coalitions
• sodalities
• alliances
• squads
• partnerships
• camps
• cooperatives
• orders
• clans
• circles
• parties
• cliques
• blocs
• crews
• bodies
• confederacies
• branches
• coteries
• locals
• outfits
• sororities
• bands
• juntas
• memberships
• folds
• gangs
• syndicates
• cartels
• conspiracies
• sets
• sisterhoods
• klatches
• cabals
• klatsches
• lots
• rings
• juntos
• faithfuls
• camarillas
• combines
• camorras

2

as in coalitions

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

• coalitions
• federations
• confederacies
• alliances
• unions
• partnerships
• confederations
• groups
• blocs
• organizations
• combinations
• axes
• combines
• associations
• blocks
• cartels
• factions
• syndicates
• conspiracies
• wings
• fusions
• cooperatives
• sides
• cabals
• affiliations
• trusts
• fronts
• conferences
• juntos
• circuits

3

as in types

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

• types
• categories
• kinds
• groups
• tiers
• ranks
• classes
• families
• classifications
• species
• sorts
• divisions
• genera
• varieties
• brackets
• sections
• generations
• breeds
• grades
• genuses
• sets
• rubrics
• subdivisions
• races
• orders
• subgroups
• branches
• manners
• kidneys
• descriptions
• specialties
• feathers
• likes
• subclasses
• titles
• specialities
• natures
• ilks
• subspecieses
• headings
• labels

leagues

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of league

1

as in cooperates

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

• cooperates
• clubs
• unites
• federates
• allies
• collaborates
• merges
• bands (together)
• groups
• confederates
• organizes
• coalesces
• pulls together
• associates
• closes ranks
• coheres
• affiliates
• teams (up)
• consolidates
• joins
• conjoins
• converges
• hangs together
• gangs up
• links
• cabals
• conglomerates
• amalgamates
• incorporates
• unionizes
• combines
• ties
• knots
• weds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• parts
• splits
• breaks up
• disbands
• divorces
• separates
• dissolves
• segregates
• severs
• disengages
• detaches
• disunites
• falls out
• sunders
• alienates
• estranges

2

as in collaborates

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

• cooperates
• collaborates
• unites
• concerts
• teams (up)
• bands (together)
• plays ball
• joins
• affiliates
• conspires
• concurs
• allies
• pulls together
• makes common cause
• conjoins
• interfaces
• hangs together
• combines
• connives
• associates
• confederates