Synonyms of league

league 1 of 2

noun

1

as in organization

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest

a league of concerned parishioners who are seeking a greater voice in church affairs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• organization
• institution
• association
• institute
• society
• fraternity
• chamber
• brotherhood
• council
• board
• club
• group
• college
• consortium
• guild
• team
• collective
• commune
• community
• chapter
• cadre
• fellowship
• congress
• coalition
• partnership
• gild
• squad
• alliance
• order
• sodality
• camp
• clan
• cooperative
• party
• circle
• bloc
• clique
• body
• crew
• confederacy
• coterie
• membership
• branch
• junta
• fold
• band
• cartel
• gang
• sorority
• outfit
• set
• sisterhood
• conspiracy
• syndicate
• faithful
• local
• cabal
• ring
• lot
• combine
• klatch
• junto
• klatsch
• camarilla
• camorra

2

as in coalition

an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection

created to avert future wars, the League of Nations was a forerunner of the United Nations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coalition
• union
• confederacy
• alliance
• federation
• confederation
• partnership
• bloc
• group
• organization
• combine
• combination
• axis
• cartel
• association
• block
• wing
• conspiracy
• fusion
• syndicate
• faction
• side
• cabal
• front
• cooperative
• affiliation
• conference
• trust
• junto
• circuit

3

as in type

one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic

that falls into a different league of fiction—the popular novel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• type
• kind
• category
• group
• tier
• family
• classification
• class
• sort
• division
• bracket
• species
• genus
• generation
• section
• grade
• variety
• rank(s)
• set
• rubric
• breed
• order
• race
• kidney
• subdivision
• subspecies
• subgroup
• description
• manner
• nature
• branch
• specialty
• ilk
• title
• subclass
• speciality
• heading
• feather
• label
• like

league

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verb

1

as in to cooperate

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

the whole block leagued together to keep a liquor store from opening in their neighborhood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cooperate
• unite
• club
• collaborate
• merge
• confederate
• band (together)
• federate
• organize
• ally
• pull together
• coalesce
• join
• consolidate
• close ranks
• cohere
• associate
• group
• affiliate
• converge
• hang together
• team (up)
• unionize
• combine
• gang up
• conjoin
• incorporate
• amalgamate
• cabal
• link
• conglomerate
• tie
• knot
• wed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• split
• disband
• separate
• break up
• part
• divorce
• dissolve
• segregate
• sever
• detach
• disengage
• fall out
• alienate
• disunite
• sunder
• estrange

2

as in to collaborate

to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end

some unlikely political bedfellows leagued together to get the bill passed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cooperate
• collaborate
• unite
• concert
• play ball
• join
• band (together)
• team (up)
• pull together
• conspire
• concur
• make common cause
• affiliate
• combine
• confederate
• interface
• conjoin
• ally
• hang together
• connive
• associate

Examples of league in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

By then, Young had emerged as a league MVP, and one of the greatest quarterbacks was expendable. —Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024

That could spell trouble against a New Orleans defense with 10 interceptions, second most in the league. —Andrew Greif, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024

Verb

Phrases Containing league

• big league
• major league