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unallied

unallied

1 7.7
Not part of any group, country, or alliance
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnəˈlaɪd/
translation icon : no alineado
  • Pure fiscal and economic conservatism, unallied with social and national-security conservatism, is a guaranteed election loser.

Examples

  • As an independent journalist, she preferred to remain unallied with any political party.

  • Although some has to do with the role of specifically artistic images in science, more is concerned with images that appear unallied with fine art.

    Academic text (1995)
  • In a puppet Tempest, these reversible postures are generated by a particular mode of conflict, i.e., the way puppets fight over the symbols of authority, or more accurately, ask unallied objects and noises to speak, by turns, for revolt or rule.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The country remained unallied during the conflict, choosing not to join any military alliance.

  • Despite being a powerful nation, it chose to be unallied, avoiding entanglements with other countries.

Synonyms

unaffiliated
vsunallied
15 6.6

Not officially connected to any group or organization

is used broadly for groups countries and alliances rather than specific ties
nonaligned
vsunallied
1 6.7

Not part of any party or group and not supporting either side

is not just neutral but simply not a member of any group
unaligned
vsunallied
1 5.5

Not connected with or supporting any political group

is broader meaning lack of belonging to any group or country
unassociated
vsunallied
1 4.9

Not connected or related to something else, like two separate events

is specific to groups countries and alliances not general unrelatedness
nonaffiliated
vsunallied
5.9

Not connected to any group, organization, or political party

is more general applying to countries alliances or members
nonadherent
vsunallied
8.4

Not belonging to a particular religion or organization

is more general covering any group or alliance rather than beliefs

Antonyms

346 4.3

Joined with other groups to work together for a common purpose

1 4.6

Officially connected to a larger organization

How Allied

allied
346 4.3
sympathetic
152 3.4
neutral
218 3.6
unallied
1 7.7
isolated
56 3.8

Surface Forms

unallied positive

Morphology

unallied = allied (transparent) = un + ally + ed

The meaning is directly compositional: 'un-' negates 'allied', yielding 'not allied'.

Etymology

Unallied is made of un- meaning 'not' and ally (as in allied) meaning 'joined' or 'linked', from an old idea of 'binding' people together. So unallied means 'not joined to any group or country'.