Entry Word: union

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 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>

Synonyms combination, combining, connecting, connection, consolidation, coupling, junction, linking, merging, unification

Related Words amalgamation, blend, commingling, compounding, fusion, intermingling, intermixture, mingling, mix, mixture; reunification, reunion

Near Antonyms detachment, divorcement, separation, severance

Antonyms breakup, disconnection, dissolution, disunion, division, parting, partition, schism, split

2 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> — see confederacy
3 the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters) <the movie studio is producing the film in union with another studio because of the tremendous cost involved> — see association 1