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

This new holiday will henceforth honor one of our finest and most cherished national characteristics—our ability to live and work together, men and women of all national origins, as one united and progressive nation. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026

Congress swiftly passes a resolution to uphold the civil rights of Muslims and Arabs, urging Americans to remain united. — Reshma Memon Yaqub, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Verb

In a rare instance, the fossil fuel industry is united with renewable energy, while some environmental groups are pitted against the green power sector. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

In 1867, the British government united its North American colonies to form the Canadian Confederation, in part to deter Washington from invading Canada in retaliation for London’s assistance to the Confederacy during the Civil War. — Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026