Synonyms for union
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : yoon-yuhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈyun yən |
Top 10 synonyms for union Other synonyms for the word union
- accord
- agglutination
- agreement
- alliance
- amalgam
- amalgamation
- blend
- brotherhood
- centralization
- coadunation
- coalition
- combination
- coming together
- commixture
- compound
- concatenation
- conciliation
- concord
- concurrence
- confederacy
- confederation
- confluence
- congregation
- congress
- conjunction
- consolidation
- correlation
- coupling
- employees
- fusion
- harmony
- hookup
- incorporation
- intercourse
- joint
- junction
- juncture
- meeting
- melding
- merging
- mixture
- order
- seam
- sisterhood
- sodality
- symbiosis
- syndicate
- synthesis
- tie-in
- tie-up
- unanimity
- unification
- unison
- uniting
- unity
Définition of union
Origin :- early 15c., "action of joining one thing to another," from Old French union (12c.), from Late Latin unionem (nominative unio) "oneness, unity, a uniting," also in Latin meaning "a single pearl or onion," from unus "one," from PIE *oinos (see one).
- Sense of "action of uniting into one political body" is attested from 1540s. Meaning "group of people or states" is from 1650s. Short for trade union, it is recorded from 1833. U.S. political sense is attested from 1775; used especially during the Civil War, in reference to the remainder of the United States after the Southern secession.
- noun merger, joining
- noun group with shared interest, cause
- I can show you people all right that won't ask to see your union card.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- With the Union my best and dearest earthly hopes are entwined.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- As our population has expanded, the Union has been cemented and strengthened.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- The mails, unless repelled, will continue to be furnished in all parts of the Union.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- To those, however, who really love the Union may I not speak?
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- A great debt has been contracted in securing to us and our posterity the Union.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- They are the preservation of the rights of the several States and the integrity of the Union.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- To increase the attachment of our people to the Union, our laws should be just.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- But the British government objected to the separation and their union with Greece.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- It was to set apart a day to decorate the graves of the Union dead.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870 » by Various
Antonyms for union
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019