ONENESS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

oneness

noun

Definition of oneness

as in solidarity

the state of being completely united with or a part of someone or something

—usually + with I felt a sense of oneness with nature. a feeling of spiritual oneness with others

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Recent Examples of oneness Founded in the 19th century in Iran, the faith centers around principles of humanity and oneness. — Adam Duxter, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026 The sudden flood of oxytocin accompanying the onset of the drug produces feelings of emotional communion, oneness, and openness. — Erica Rex, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026 What’s stripped out at its core—and this is the deepest core of the contemplative traditions—is a non-dual realization of wisdom, an experience of oneness. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026 Survivors who felt their suffering was shared reported a stronger sense of oneness, with those groups. — Claire White, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for oneness

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Noun

Reuters reported that Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour prompted the other opening acts and Sheeran’s band to withdraw in solidarity.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
The other supporting acts on Sheeran’s tour quit in solidarity with Macklemore.

— Brie Stimson , Kelley Kramer, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of solidarity

Noun

Fortune reviewed thousands of text messages exchanged between Garg and Lewis over 13 months that show how quickly the kinship between a founder and an investor who wanted to coach him pivoted into open hostility.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Stolen and enslaved Indigenous people formed new networks of kinship; learned new skills and languages; retained memories of family, kin, and rituals; and, through it all, continually plotted to return home.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of kinship

Noun

The two sides agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding on strengthening crisis communications and preventing crises between the two militaries, China’s Foreign Ministry said Saturday in its readout.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
By 1926, Caltech was running the Seismo Lab with the Carnegie Institution, where seismologists like Beno Gutenberg and Charles Richter would deepen our understanding of earthquakes.

— Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of understanding

Noun

Stephens apologized and expressed empathy for Moore and his family in a statement issued by the Trojans.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
By following the journey of a Canadian of Bulgarian origin who returns to his home country, the film invites us to look with empathy at those who choose to settle far from their homeland.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of empathy

Noun

The two leaders have made a show of working to preserve harmony, but there were no major breakthroughs this week on issues such as trade or the safety of artificial intelligence.

— MICHELLE L. PRICE, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Although it was teased at the crown, the hairstyle was characterized by a softer, more youthful harmony.

— María Diez, Glamour, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of harmony

Noun

The moment highlights Ali’s affinity for fashion, often captured through WWD’s lens, which, like his presence in the ring, is rendered with precision through Parks’ exacting gaze.

— Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
But his affinity for American writing was, at heart, existential.

— Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of affinity

Noun

These sensual glimmers are no match for the antagonistic sociality of straight male relationships, which, in this novel, quickly convert sympathy or desire into rivalry and aggression.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Greta, Fritz and the pastor each quietly reject the death drive of the mayor, whose Nazi sympathies wind up coming back to haunt his own family.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of sympathy

Noun

With their countries in a generational contest for economic and technological dominance, the two appear to be betting that a combination of personal rapport and mutual interest can prevent the competition from boiling over into open conflict.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
Beckham and Jaxson Dart never appeared to develop any obvious chemistry during training camp, but Jameis Winston and Beckham had a rapport.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

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