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

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

Thursday’s statement also arrived shortly after the AFL-CIO and the AFL-CIO Sports Council, which represents athlete workers across professional sports leagues, issued a similar statement urging no votes on the PCSA. — Michael McCann, Sportico.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

There was multiple teams that pursued Casemiro from other leagues, and that's our competition. — CBS News, 31 July 2026

The two leagues have spent decades preening and posturing around each other, but the conversation has taken an unfamiliar and, for the SEC, at least, uncomfortable shift recently. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

There were multiple teams that pursued Casemiro from other leagues, and that’s our competition. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

Its value is created day in and day out by leagues, clubs, players and supporters who are being left without a voice or a vote on this matter. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 July 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