Synonyms of joins

joins 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of join

1

as in adjoins

to be adjacent to

the condo complex joins the golf course

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjoins
• touches
• surrounds
• neighbors
• flanks
• abuts
• marches (with)
• meets
• borders (on)
• lines
• butts (on or against)
• verges (on)
• skirts
• connects (with)
• fringes
• encircles
• communicates (with)
• embraces
• encloses
• links (with)
• attaches (to)
• converges
• contacts
• bounds
• fences
• margins
• rims

2

as in enters

to become a member of

we're always looking for new people to join our book club

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enters
• rejoins
• enlists (in)
• enrolls (in)
• signs up (for)
• signs on (for)
• reenters
• reenlists
• reenrolls
• gets in
• re-ups

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• withdraws
• quits
• drops out
• demits

3

as in combines

to come together to form a single unit

one oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms join to make one water molecule

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

4

as in collaborates

to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end

nations joining to bring aid to the earthquake-devastated region

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collaborates
• cooperates
• unites
• concurs
• conjoins
• conspires
• teams (up)
• pulls together
• concerts
• plays ball
• bands (together)
• combines
• makes common cause
• leagues
• connives
• affiliates
• allies
• hangs together
• interfaces
• associates
• confederates

5

as in connects

to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole

the plan is to join the various bike paths so that cyclists can travel from one end of the cape to the other

Synonyms & Similar Words

• connects
• integrates
• combines
• couples
• strings
• links
• chains
• concatenates
• interconnects
• yokes
• compounds
• hooks
• interlinks
• catenates
• hitches
• conjugates
• articulates
• dovetails
• interlocks
• wires
• welds
• coalesces
• intermeshes
• unites
• cements
• fuses
• cords

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separates
• disconnects
• divides
• splits
• disjoins
• uncouples
• detaches
• disengages
• parts
• unlinks
• unchains
• unhitches
• cleaves
• disunites
• unyokes
• dissevers
• severs
• disjoints
• ruptures
• sunders

joins

2 of 2

noun

plural of join

as in junctions

a place where two or more things are united

a small crack in the chalice at the join of the stem and the bowl

Synonyms & Similar Words

• junctions
• intersections
• joinings
• jointures
• joints
• connections
• ties
• couplings
• links
• junctures
• confluences
• interconnections
• seams
• meetings
• sutures
• attachments
• abutments
• nexuses
• articulations
• unions
• concourses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cracks
• gaps
• fissures
• separations
• crevices
• clefts
• rifts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of joins

Verb

Another violent image now joins the grim archive that has made Minnesota an unwilling stage for national trauma for years running. —Phil Morris The Minnesota Star Tribune, Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2026

Mina, who spent eight seasons renovating Indianapolis homes on the beloved series Good Bones, joins the design competition for its latest installment, which features four duos working to transform identical Las Vegas properties. —Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026

Sprinkles now joins a long list of companies ultimately taken down by private equity. —Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026

Coello, the Spanish powerhouse and youngest player to reach the top of the World ranking, joins the brand as an integral partner for padel-specific product innovation. —Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 9 Jan. 2026

Succeeding Binder is Niclas Ekerot, who joins as senior vice president of global stores. —Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2026

Brownley, 73, joins more than 40 House members exiting Congress, including fellow Californians Nancy Pelosi and Eric Swalwell. —Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026

Harry joins a league of celebrities like Elizabeth Hurley, Sadie Frost, Sir Elton John against the Daily Mail’s publishers for alleged breaches of privacy, unlawful practices, and false stories. —Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 9 Jan. 2026

Advertisement What happens when Pine joins Richard Roper’s inner circle? —Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 9 Jan. 2026

Noun

The dome itself has a surface area of 128 sq m (1,378 sq ft), made up of transparent ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) panels for the outer skin, supported by VikingDome's T-STAR system of 245 steel structural bars, connected with 76 joins on the sphere and 10 on the base. —New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2025

Last Flight Out joins previously announced Five Secrets, a spec Apple preemptively purchased before Chernin could take it to market. —Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025

Family-owned since 1946, this establishment recently earned a spot on Southern Living's list of must-visit Carolina barbecue joins. —Karla Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025

There, mechanics repaired small gaps at the fuselage joins of 122 planes. —Lauren Rosenblatt, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025

Gonzaga will join for sports not tied to football and Texas State will serve as an joins as the eighth football member. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025