alliance

/əlˈaɪəns/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. the state of being allied or confederated
2. a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
   “the shifting alliances within a large family”
3. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
4. a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim
5. the act of forming an alliance or confederation

Synonyms for alliance

• confederation
• bond
• coalition
• alignment
• alinement

Words that rhyme with alliance

• compliance
• defiance
• appliance
• reliance
• science
• bioscience
• neuroscience
• noncompliance
• pseudoscience
• overreliance
• telescience