Synonyms of coalesces

coalesces

verb

present tense third-person singular of coalesce

1

as in combines

to come together to form a single unit

several small townships have coalesced into a single metropolis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• combines
• connects
• unites
• fuses
• unifies
• joins
• marries
• conjoins
• links (up)
• couples
• associates
• conjugates
• interfuses
• assembles
• convenes
• allies
• reunites
• mates
• recombines
• rejoins
• reconnects
• chains
• gathers
• yokes
• splices
• meets
• compounds
• clusters
• congregates
• leagues
• hooks
• hitches
• confederates
• constellates
• reunifies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• splits
• separates
• sections
• parts
• severs
• divides
• sunders
• resolves
• detaches
• dissociates
• breaks up
• isolates
• disconnects
• disperses
• uncouples
• divorces
• unlinks
• scatters
• dissevers
• disbands
• fractionates
• disunites
• disjoins
• disjoints
• disaffiliates
• unyokes

2

as in unites

to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members

the historic preservation movement gained momentum when the two groups coalesced

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unites
• cooperates
• collaborates
• merges
• federates
• coheres
• conjoins
• organizes
• consolidates
• converges
• allies
• bands (together)
• joins
• pulls together
• clubs
• amalgamates
• incorporates
• combines
• leagues
• associates
• confederates
• closes ranks
• groups
• teams (up)
• hangs together
• affiliates
• links
• unionizes
• gangs up
• ties
• cabals
• knots
• conglomerates
• weds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disbands
• dissolves
• splits
• separates
• segregates
• detaches
• breaks up
• parts
• disengages
• severs
• divorces
• alienates
• sunders
• estranges
• falls out
• disunites

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of coalesces

For larger moons, however, the ocean can actually deepen after the moon coalesces back together again following an impact. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Sometimes there are those lightning bolt moments where the creative just coalesces. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026

Under Labor rules, a leadership contest can be triggered if sufficient backing coalesces behind a challenger, typically through nominations from MPs and affiliated groups. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026

Over the course of a few hours, the smaller bubbles empty into larger ones, until the fluid coalesces into a single cavity. — Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026

These highly regulated, intricate environments are where adoption achieves scale and economic power coalesces. — Sahar Hashmi, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

But Mamdani consistently hasn’t surpassed 50 percent support in polling, suggesting an opening exists if Sliwa drops out and the opposition coalesces behind Cuomo. — Jesse Byrnes, The Hill, 1 Oct. 2025

The 2018 film First Reformed cast him as a minister whose painful past coalesces with an environmentalist awakening in an epic crisis of faith. — Judy Berman, Time, 23 Sep. 2025

This coalesces and makes sense of the barrage of assaults designed to undermine Americans’ trust in our country, our Constitution and all the principles upon which it was built. — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025