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

Wendy Battleson joins Bonhams as SVP, head of business development, US, joining from Bank of America Private Bank. —Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026

Gerstner joins billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates and Michael Dell, founder and CEO of Dell Technologies, and his wife, Susan, who previously announced pledges. —Jessica Dickler,kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026

Hoffmann will continue to oversee On’s financial operations until Sluis joins. —Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 28 Jan. 2026

Yale joins several other prestigious academic institutions, including Harvard, MIT and the University of Pennsylvania, that have recently expanded financial assistance in a bid to attract more middle- and lower-income Americans. —Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026

Gill joins defender Tomás Jacob and goalkeeper Lucas Hoyos as Atlanta United’s signings during the current window. —Doug Roberson, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026

Carson Roccaforte joins Gavin Cross as the lone outfield non-roster invitees. —Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026

Camila Morrone stars as Rachel, who joins her fiancé at his family's vacation home for their wedding when strange events occur. —Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026

The story follows Johnny Joestar, a former jockey left paraplegic, who joins forces with the enigmatic Gyro Zeppeli in the world’s first cross-continental horse race across North America. —Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 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