alliance
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the state of being allied or confederated
Types & categories
- fusion hypernym
Related & opposite
- confederate derivation
- confederate derivation
Sense 2 noun
a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
the shifting alliances within a large family
Types & categories
- connection hypernym
- silver cord hyponym
Related & opposite
- draw together derivation
- bond derivation
Sense 3 noun
an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
Types & categories
- organization hypernym
- combination hyponym
- allies hyponym
- bloc hyponym
- Allies hyponym
- Central Powers hyponym
- Allies hyponym
- Axis hyponym
- entente hyponym
- popular front hyponym
- world organization hyponym
- Northern Alliance hyponym
Parts & wholes
- ally member meronym
Related & opposite
- nonalignment antonym
- array derivation
Sense 4 noun
a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim
Types & categories
- treaty hypernym
Sense 5 noun
the act of forming an alliance or confederation
Types & categories
- group action hypernym
Related & opposite
- ally derivation
- confederate derivation
- confederate derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | confederate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | confederate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | fusion |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | draw together |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bond |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | connection |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | silver cord |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | nonalignment |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | array |
| 3 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | ally |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | organization |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | combination |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | allies |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bloc |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Allies |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Central Powers |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Allies |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Axis |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | entente |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | popular front |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | world organization |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Northern Alliance |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | treaty |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | ally |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | confederate |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | confederate |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | group action |