Synonyms of closing ranks

closing ranks

phrase

present participle of close ranks

as in cooperating

to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members

Members of the community closed ranks to rally for better schools.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cooperating
• uniting
• pulling together
• banding (together)
• collaborating
• merging
• federating
• hanging together
• allying
• ganging up
• teaming (up)
• organizing
• clubbing
• coalescing
• leaguing
• cohering
• joining
• consolidating
• confederating
• conjoining
• converging
• associating
• combining
• grouping
• caballing
• incorporating
• linking
• amalgamating
• unionizing
• affiliating
• tieing
• tying
• knotting
• wedding
• conglomerating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breaking up
• splitting
• disbanding
• separating
• falling out
• parting
• dissolving
• severing
• segregating
• divorcing
• disengaging
• detaching
• alienating
• sundering
• disuniting
• estranging