ententes

noun

plural of entente
as in treaties

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ententes
  1. treaties
  2. alliances
  3. pacts
  4. compacts
Noun
  • Its treaties and agreements focus on preserving the peaceful, safe, and sustainable use of outer space, preventing collisions, managing space debris, and ensuring responsible operations.
    — David Zamora, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Another issue, which is present in all international laws, is treaty reservations, which allow governments to effectively ratify treaties while opting out of certain parts of them.
    — Mary Lind, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of treaties
Noun
  • The final results will depend on the math and negotiations among broader alliances.
    — Daniel Estrin, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Arab parties won a record number of seats and looked set to play the role of kingmaker, but both main alliances appeared reluctant to take the unprecedented step of working with them.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of alliances
Noun
  • Washington has supplemented these multilateral initiatives with bilateral defense production agreements, including pacts with Australia, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan to partner on critical defense systems, missile production, and shipbuilding.
    — Sam Mullins, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Under the co-exclusive pacts, all five seasons of Orphan Black are now available to stream on HBO Max and Peacock.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of pacts
Noun
  • Avoid mowing, aerating, or starting lawn renovations immediately after rain, as wet soil compacts easily.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Cushion compacts have long reigned in Korea and Yves Saint Laurent Beauty put their spin on it with their new Skin Affair Cushion Foundation.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of compacts
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

entente cordiales
ententes
enter
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Ententes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ententes. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of effrontery

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Old-Timey Vehicles

The Words of the Week - Nov. 6

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
couple-laugh-cafe
Quiz: Foreign Phrases You Should Know Check out your bona fides and avoid any faux pas.
See All