alliances

NOUN

friendly association, agreement

Synonyms

STRONG

accord affiliation affinity betrothal bond coalition coherence collaboration collusion combination communion compact concord concurrence confederacy confederation congruity conjunction connection consanguinity cooperation engagement entente federation fraternization friendship interrelation kinship league marriage matrimony membership mutuality pact participation partnership relation support tie treaty union

Antonyms

STRONG

antagonism detachment disagreement disconnection discord disunity division divorce hatred opposition separation

WEAK

disunion estrangement hostility rebellion war

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Bitter rivals are forming new alliances, such as Elon Musk and Dario Amodei, whose companies worked together to secure computing power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

They’re correct that America’s alliances have weathered struggles before.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

In addition to the alliances above, Joe Lycett was on the TV show Last One Laughing with Rob Beckett.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

The geopolitics of the Horn of Africa are fiendishly complex, with shifting alliances and the involvement of many outside actors with conflicting interests.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

He spent half of my leave introducing me to the heads of powerful houses and the other half railing at me for not solidifying as many alliances as possible.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir