LEAGUED Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

leagued

verb

past tense of league

as in united

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

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as in collaborated

to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end some unlikely political bedfellows leagued together to get the bill passed

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Recent Examples of leagued The leagued released a scheduling matrix with KU playing 18 Big 12 games. — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026

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Across nearly three decades in Congress, Kyl rose to Senate Republican leadership, kept his caucus united on battles from Obamacare to Israel and briefly returned in 2018 to succeed John McCain.

— Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
To watch 2026 college football means receiving the impression that all of sports and politics are united in favor of a perfect bill, and none of that is the case.

— Jason Kirk, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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Since joining the program in July 2025, FDLE has announced the arrests of hundreds of immigrants accused of various crimes in days-long operations in which agents collaborated with local police departments and ICE.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
Haim and her sisters are longtime friends of Swift’s and have collaborated on various musical projects.

— Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of collaborated

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Some Senate candidates allied with Flávio Bolsonaro have promised to push to impeach members of the country's highest court, while Lula allies are considering term limits.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Firefighters struggled to contain the initial outbreak, and strong winds, allied to the withered land, saw the flames quickly spread.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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The nonprofit Ebell Club was chartered and federated on March 9, 1984, and since that time, members have raised more than $300,000 for numerous philanthropies both within the community and national organizations.

— Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
The order covers federated IT systems and mission platforms across all services.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026

Definition of federated

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