Synonyms of league

league 1 of 2

noun

1

as in organization

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest

a league of concerned parishioners who are seeking a greater voice in church affairs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• organization
• institution
• association
• institute
• society
• fraternity
• chamber
• brotherhood
• council
• board
• club
• guild
• group
• college
• consortium
• team
• collective
• commune
• community
• chapter
• cadre
• fellowship
• congress
• partnership
• coalition
• squad
• alliance
• order
• sodality
• camp
• clan
• cooperative
• party
• circle
• bloc
• clique
• body
• crew
• confederacy
• membership
• branch
• junta
• fold
• band
• cartel
• gang
• sorority
• outfit
• coterie
• set
• conspiracy
• syndicate
• faithful
• local
• ring
• cabal
• lot
• sisterhood
• combine
• klatch
• junto
• camarilla
• camorra

2

as in coalition

an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection

created to avert future wars, the League of Nations was a forerunner of the United Nations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coalition
• union
• confederacy
• alliance
• federation
• confederation
• partnership
• bloc
• group
• organization
• combine
• combination
• axis
• cartel
• association
• block
• wing
• conspiracy
• fusion
• syndicate
• faction
• side
• cabal
• front
• cooperative
• affiliation
• conference
• trust
• junto
• circuit

3

as in type

one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic

that falls into a different league of fiction—the popular novel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• type
• kind
• category
• group
• tier
• family
• classification
• class
• sort
• division
• bracket
• species
• genus
• generation
• section
• grade
• variety
• rank(s)
• set
• rubric
• breed
• order
• race
• kidney
• subdivision
• subspecies
• subgroup
• description
• manner
• nature
• branch
• specialty
• ilk
• title
• subclass
• speciality
• heading
• feather
• label
• like

league

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verb

1

as in to cooperate

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

the whole block leagued together to keep a liquor store from opening in their neighborhood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cooperate
• unite
• club
• collaborate
• merge
• confederate
• band (together)
• federate
• organize
• ally
• pull together
• coalesce
• join
• consolidate
• close ranks
• cohere
• associate
• group
• affiliate
• converge
• hang together
• team (up)
• unionize
• combine
• gang up
• conjoin
• incorporate
• amalgamate
• cabal
• link
• conglomerate
• tie
• knot
• wed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disband
• split
• break up
• separate
• part
• divorce
• dissolve
• segregate
• sever
• detach
• disengage
• fall out
• alienate
• disunite
• sunder
• estrange

2

as in to collaborate

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

some unlikely political bedfellows leagued together to get the bill passed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cooperate
• collaborate
• unite
• concert
• play ball
• join
• band (together)
• team (up)
• pull together
• conspire
• concur
• make common cause
• affiliate
• combine
• confederate
• interface
• conjoin
• ally
• hang together
• connive
• associate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of league

Noun

Clubs in smaller leagues need the revenue from sales, so they are motivated to showcase their talents as early as possible. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Someone in the stadium spotted him, notified MLB, and the league office quickly alerted Anaheim. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026

Verb

As with any reform, however, the devil is in the details, and some of those details still had fans and league insiders asking questions. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 29 May 2026

With veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins on the roster, the franchise could choose, at least initially, to let the Miami native watch and get acclimated to league. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026

Phrases Containing league

• big league
• major league