nonaligned

adjective

non·​aligned ˌnän-ə-ˈlīnd 

: not allied with other nations and especially with either the Communist or the noncommunist blocs

nonalignment

ˌnän-ə-ˈlīn-mənt 

noun

Examples of nonaligned in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Russia has been able to weather Western sanctions largely by ramping up trade with nonaligned countries, particularly India and China. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 30 June 2026

These are hedging strategies adapted to today’s more fragmented international order, while the older divide separated aligned states from nonaligned states. — Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 4 June 2026

In other systems, media avoid particular partisan entanglements and present themselves to audiences as providers of neutral information to a nonaligned public. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026

Donthi said India's tilt toward Russia dates back to the Cold War and persists despite its official nonaligned position. — Rajesh Roy, Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonaligned

• aligned
• alined
• assigned
• behind
• combined
• confined
• consigned
• crosswind
• declined
• defined
• designed
• divined