United

Chicago-based airline

United appears as part of many proper names, most notably the United States and the United Kingdom.

It signals that separate entities have joined into one political or organizational body: the United Nations, United Airlines, Manchester United.

When used alone, United typically refers contextually to a specific organization: United plays at home this weekend. (Lowercase united is the adjective meaning joined together.)

alliance

coalition

Temporary alliance for action

  • NATOWestern defense organization
  • pactFormal agreement between parties
  • blocAllied group sharing interests

federation · confederacy · league · entente · axis · consortium · partnership · affiliation · syndicate · concordat

Categories
Opposites
togetherness/cohesion

Uniteddivided

Separated into portions

separated · split · fragmented · disunited · apart

agreement/harmony

Uniteddivided

Separated into portions

opposed · at odds · conflicted · discordant · polarized

political/organizational structure

Uniteddivided

Separated into portions

independent · separate · autonomous · sovereign · individual

Phrases
Family

unite, unity, reunite, unitary, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States of America

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G