unified

adjective

uni·​fied ˈyü-nə-ˌfīd 

: brought together as one

Although police subculture is often treated as a unified and coherent whole, it is, in fact, riven by conflict and contradictions in normative orders.

—Steve Herbert

For the rebels, loss of these bases was not only tactical but also factional: members of what had been considered a unified ethnic group and the core of the rebel movements in Burma could no longer maintain their group integrity.

—Curtis N. Thomson

As it is, the fact of a single unified sovereignty ensures that these regions must remain persistently stunted relative to those of central Japan.

—Jane Jacobs

In fact, our culture is not one unified system but rather consists of competing systems …

—Thomas McLaughlin

Examples of unified in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The guidance also mandates the creation of a unified national system for public disclosures, designating Credit China as the sole platform for publishing public credit information. —Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025

Together the Bergdorf’s windows create a unified yet distinctive holiday narrative — color versus monochrome, exuberance versus restraint — all bound by the spirit of craftsmanship and celebration. —Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025

But Brower also credits collaboration with the other department heads on the film to craft a world that feels so unified and so ruled by Hedda’s gravitational pull. —Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2025

Select nuclear proliferation in these states would rebalance military capabilities and create a unified coalition of nuclear powers committed to thwarting potential revisionists. —Moritz S. Graefrath, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing unified

• grand unified theory

Rhymes for unified

• actinide
• aldehyde
• alkoxide
• alongside
• amplified
• arsenide
• beautified
• biocide
• butoxide
• calcified
• ceramide
• certified