joined

Became a member

Joined is the past tense of join, meaning to connect, combine, or become part of something.

Two roads joined at the intersection.

She joined the company last year.

Hands joined in prayer.

The word implies a coming together—whether physical connection The plumber joined the pipes, membership He joined the army, or participation Will you join us for dinner?

united

together

In union or proximity

cooperative · collaborative · allied · partnered · merged · consolidated · conjoint · communal · mutual · shared

membership

enrolled

Formally registered as participant

affiliated · inducted · admitted · initiated · recruited · subscribed · member · associate · participant · entrant

connected

attached

Joined to another thing

bonded · spliced · stitched · welded · fused · tethered · lashed · clasped · hooked · bridged

merged

amalgamated

United into one body

combined · coalesced · unified · melded · incorporated · assimilated · synthesized · conflated · intermixed · meshed

married

wed

Join in matrimony

engaged · hitched · espoused · newlywed · spouse · husband · wife · bride · bridegroom · nuptials

alliance

coalition

Temporary alliance for action

  • pactFormal agreement between parties
  • treatyBinding pact between nations
  • confederationAutonomous entities united loosely

league · bloc · partnership · consortium · federation · syndicate · guild · association · fraternity · sorority

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physical connection

joinedseparated

Put or kept apart

disconnected · detached · apart · unconnected · severed

unity/togetherness

joinedseparate

To set apart

divided · separated · apart · discrete · fragmented

social/organizational membership

joinedleft

Departed or portside

quit · departed · resigned · withdrew · abstained

Phrases
Family

join, joint, joining, joins, adjoining, conjoin, rejoining, conjoined, rejoined

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