ALLIANCE Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

alliance

noun

ə-ˈlī-ən(t)s

as in treaty

a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples the smaller countries signed an alliance pledging to protect one another against the belligerent behemoth in their midst

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as in coalition

an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection an alliance between the French and the Algonquians to check Iroquois advances into their territory

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as in partnership

the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters) in alliance with booksellers, the nation's schools are promoting National Reading Month

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Recent Examples of alliance The nonprofit Miami Workers Center is developing a community center with offices and five units of affordable housing in Liberty City, with support from the alliance. —

Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026 Once, a politician might have built a reputation, made alliances, assembled her base, marshalled her messaging, and embarked on a years-long strategy for change. —

Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 Flair and Ripley have grown closer during Ripley’s feud with Cargill, but their own alliance isn’t exactly strong. —

Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026 For many leaders, the phrase conjures up whispered alliances, opportunistic loyalty, self-interested maneuvering and the slow poisoning of organizational culture. —

Harrison Monarth, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for alliance

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Noun

The Chemical Weapons Convention, an arms control treaty signed by more than 190 states, that focuses on the production and use of chemical weapons, designates white phosphorus an incendiary agent rather than a chemical weapon.

— Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 6 June 2026
Xi’s visit coincides with the 65th anniversary of the two countries’ 1961 Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, China’s only mutual defense treaty, which was signed less than a decade after Chinese troops fought with North Korea in the Korean war.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 5 June 2026