Synonyms of united

united 1 of 2

adjective

yu̇-ˈnī-təd 

1

as in unanimous

having or marked by agreement in feeling or action

the party must present a united front if it hopes to win the election

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unanimous
• compatible
• kindred
• peaceful
• harmonious
• congenial
• amicable
• cooperative
• agreeable
• frictionless
• friendly
• peaceable
• symbiotic
• pacific
• sympathetic
• collaborating
• understanding
• synergetic
• synergic
• tolerant
• amiable
• noncompetitive
• uncompetitive
• neighborly
• cordial
• nonconflicting
• affable
• genial

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incompatible
• disagreeable
• hostile
• antagonistic
• disunited
• conflicting
• discordant
• inharmonious
• uncongenial
• inimical
• unfriendly
• antipathetic
• opposite
• belligerent
• disharmonious
• opposing
• contradictory
• competitive
• contentious
• quarrelsome
• contrary
• clashing
• competing
• contradicting
• rivaling

2

as in collective

used or done by a number of people as a group

when a campaign to raise funds is this successful, it's only because of the united effort of all concerned

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collective
• combined
• joint
• collaborative
• mutual
• shared
• communal
• cooperative
• concerted
• pooled
• public
• multiple
• common
• conjoint
• reciprocal
• conjunct
• synergistic
• symbiotic
• bilateral
• general
• generic
• mass
• consensual
• synergic
• universal
• popular
• two-way

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individual
• single
• sole
• solitary
• personal
• exclusive
• unilateral
• one-man
• private
• several
• independent
• separate
• one-sided
• special
• particular
• one-way
• specialized
• esoteric

united

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verb

past tense of unite

1

as in combined

to come together to form a single unit

using the microscope, we watched the water droplets unite into a single pool

Synonyms & Similar Words

• combined
• fused
• connected
• unified
• joined
• coupled
• coalesced
• married
• conjoined
• linked (up)
• associated
• conjugated
• allied
• interfused
• mated
• reunited
• yoked
• confederated
• compounded
• assembled
• convened
• leagued
• rejoined
• clustered
• spliced
• congregated
• chained
• hitched
• recombined
• met
• reconnected
• gathered
• hooked
• reunified
• constellated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separated
• split
• divided
• severed
• parted
• sundered
• isolated
• resolved
• sectioned
• broke up
• divorced
• dissevered
• detached
• dissociated
• disconnected
• fractionated
• disjointed
• scattered
• uncoupled
• disunited
• dispersed
• unlinked
• disbanded
• disjoined
• disaffiliated
• unyoked

2

as in consolidated

to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control

united several teams under the reorganization plan

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consolidated
• concentrated
• merged
• integrated
• combined
• unified
• centered
• centralized
• compacted
• reduced
• concentered
• incorporated
• coordinated
• joined
• blended
• orchestrated
• reunited
• harmonized
• coalesced
• fused
• linked
• conjoined
• assembled
• collected
• gathered
• reunified
• colligated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spread (out)
• decentralized
• separated
• segregated
• deconcentrated

3

as in cooperated

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

parents united to reform the school's curriculum

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cooperated
• federated
• collaborated
• allied
• merged
• confederated
• organized
• coalesced
• leagued
• conjoined
• consolidated
• closed ranks
• clubbed
• joined
• cohered
• associated
• converged
• pulled together
• banded (together)
• combined
• grouped
• amalgamated
• incorporated
• affiliated
• linked
• unionized
• ganged up
• teamed (up)
• hung together
• tied
• caballed
• knotted
• conglomerated
• wedded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separated
• disbanded
• split
• dissolved
• broke up
• divorced
• severed
• segregated
• detached
• parted
• disengaged
• disunited
• alienated
• sundered
• estranged
• fell out

4

as in collaborated

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

only if private investors and public officials unite for the common good, will this city experience an economic revival

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collaborated
• cooperated
• joined
• conjoined
• concurred
• concerted
• conspired
• leagued
• teamed (up)
• banded (together)
• pulled together
• combined
• made common cause
• played ball
• allied
• affiliated
• confederated
• connived
• interfaced
• associated
• hung together

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of united

Adjective

In 1849, there were thirty united states—fifteen of them slaveholding, fifteen of them free. — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Opening in limited release on October 15, critics are more or less united in their awe, amusement, and sheer bafflement at what Fielder and Oppenheim were able to capture. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

Verb

Dingell and other Democrats insist the party is united behind El-Sayed. — Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

But there was one thing that united all of them, across their different creative disciplines, and that was the importance of (sometimes quite literally) climbing hilltops to create a sense of authentic surprise. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2026