Synonyms for Union

Top synonyms for “union”: brotherhood, conglutination, conjugation, coupling, federal, join, jointure, labor union, and 20 more below.

Definitions

1. (noun)the act of making or becoming a single unit
   “the union of opposing factions”
2. (noun)the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
   “the casual couplings of adolescents”
3. (noun)a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner)
4. (noun)the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts
   “lightning produced an unusual union of the metals”
5. (noun)a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
   “let C be the union of the sets A and B”
6. (noun)an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
   “you have to join the union in order to get a job”
7. (noun)a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations
   “the Soviet Union”
8. (noun)the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
   “he has visited every state in the Union”
9. (noun)healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones
10. (noun)the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
    “a long and happy marriage”
11. (noun)the state of being joined or united or linked
    “there is strength in union”
12. (adjective)being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War
    “Union soldiers”

Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).