Synonyms of leagues

leagues 1 of 2

noun

plural of league

1

as in organizations

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

• organizations
• associations
• institutions
• societies
• institutes
• brotherhoods
• fraternities
• chambers
• councils
• guilds
• clubs
• boards
• groups
• colleges
• teams
• communes
• communities
• collectives
• fellowships
• chapters
• cadres
• consortia
• congresses
• partnerships
• coalitions
• sodalities
• squads
• alliances
• camps
• cooperatives
• orders
• clans
• circles
• parties
• cliques
• blocs
• crews
• bodies
• branches
• coteries
• locals
• sororities
• outfits
• bands
• confederacies
• memberships
• folds
• gangs
• syndicates
• cartels
• conspiracies
• juntas
• sets
• sisterhoods
• klatches
• cabals
• lots
• rings
• juntos
• faithfuls
• camarillas
• combines
• camorras

2

as in coalitions

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

• coalitions
• federations
• confederacies
• alliances
• unions
• partnerships
• confederations
• groups
• blocs
• organizations
• combinations
• axes
• combines
• associations
• blocks
• cartels
• factions
• syndicates
• conspiracies
• wings
• fusions
• cooperatives
• sides
• cabals
• affiliations
• trusts
• fronts
• conferences
• juntos
• circuits

3

as in types

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

• types
• categories
• kinds
• groups
• tiers
• ranks
• classes
• families
• classifications
• species
• sorts
• divisions
• genera
• varieties
• brackets
• sections
• generations
• grades
• breeds
• sets
• rubrics
• subdivisions
• races
• orders
• subgroups
• branches
• manners
• kidneys
• descriptions
• specialties
• feathers
• likes
• subclasses
• titles
• specialities
• natures
• ilks
• subspecieses
• headings
• labels

leagues

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of league

1

as in cooperates

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

• cooperates
• clubs
• unites
• federates
• allies
• collaborates
• merges
• bands (together)
• groups
• confederates
• organizes
• coalesces
• pulls together
• associates
• closes ranks
• coheres
• affiliates
• teams (up)
• consolidates
• joins
• conjoins
• converges
• hangs together
• gangs up
• links
• cabals
• conglomerates
• amalgamates
• incorporates
• unionizes
• combines
• ties
• knots
• weds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• parts
• splits
• breaks up
• disbands
• divorces
• separates
• dissolves
• segregates
• severs
• disengages
• detaches
• disunites
• falls out
• sunders
• alienates
• estranges

2

as in collaborates

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

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of leagues

Noun

Build it — and the major leagues will come back, back and, years later, back again. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

The top-to-bottom strength of the nation's two preeminent conferences, particularly the SEC, means most programs in those leagues have a reasonably demanding slate. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

His conversation on Women’s Sports Investment will examine the capital flowing into the space and what investors, leagues and teams can do to build sustainable businesses around a rapidly growing audience. — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2026

This starts with brands granting us a greater voice in how leagues are built, how products are designed, how media tells our stories, and even how young athletes are supported. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2026

Opitz, a respected organizational catcher, never reached the major leagues but climbed as high as Triple-A Iowa and earned multiple invitations to big league spring training. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

It is often espoused in this newsletter that virtually every starting pitcher in the major leagues is capable of the kind of excellence Bratt exhibited. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

Earlier Wednesday, the association of European soccer leagues — including the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A — called for governance reform of FIFA. — James Robson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Verb

For those interested in learning or perfecting their game, Crossroads Golf KC will begin to offer lessons from instructors, and leagues every Monday and Tuesday starting in the fall. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026

This has led to a rising tide of fist-shaking among sports fans that leagues and teams are harder than ever to follow amid a checkerboard of free and subscription distribution deals. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 July 2026

The world watched athletes kneel, teams protest and leagues pause. — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026

While still leagues ahead of other wealthy individuals, Musk isn’t the only Texan with an astronomical net worth. — Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 6 Nov. 2025