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 declaration functioned as a public rallying flag that allowed Americans to identify themselves as a legitimate, unified group. —Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026

At key moments of inflection, business leaders have often, if selectively, and even reluctantly, risen as a unified voice of patriotic purpose and moral authority. —Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026

In doing so, Chinese authorities are also moving to standardise execution across regions, instructing local governments to apply unified technical guidelines and develop scalable recycling models, while central bodies carry out regular monitoring of system progress. —Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026

This manicure uses a mix of pink, white, and glitter polishes all unified with a pink chrome powder. —Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026

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