union
157
2.7
- noun
- /ˈjuːniən/
:
unión
- And it is because lovers find union with their beloved that they cannot bear to be apart.
- a civil union
- a union (marriage)
- the union of two
We can experience better, more beautiful unions and things of that nature.
- We can experience better, more beautiful unions and things of that nature.
- By the way, yoga means union with the self.
- Most of us are here due to heterosexual union between two consenting adults.
- So that's a little different, but a good segue into divine union and intimacy.
- She was clearly profoundly puzzled by the union of two wildly different tribal names.
- It was what she calls the union between souls that happened at that moment.
- So that's the state of the union of this space.
- But I did, you know, it's, you know, I, my union failed because of my name.
- And she says and is this all our union?
Examples
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We are gathered here to celebrate the union of Bridget Rose Jones and Mark Fitzwilliam Darcy.
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Family are gathered to celebrate here today, the joyous union of Ross and Emily.
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May you go from this place with one heart and ever be grateful for the union of your lives.
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Bless this union and make the days ahead easier for you.
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Dearly beloved, marriage is a spiritual union....
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Family and friends, we gather here to celebrate the union between Michael Scofield and Sara Tancredi.
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May you go from this place with one heart and ever be grateful for the union of your lives.
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So we gather here today to celebrate the holy union of Dawn and Charles.
Synonyms
217
2.8
People or parts joined and acting as one
99
2.4
A close joining of two things that work well together
36
6.4
Being married to each other
31
4.3
A process that brings separate people or groups together to form one unit
17
4.1
The state of being married to another person
3
3.5
The joining of separate people, groups, or companies into one
1
7.8
The joining of separate parts to form one whole
Being one whole with no separate parts
A feeling of being joined and acting together as one group
Antonyms
Compounds
∞
3.8
A former country of several republics in eastern Europe and northern Asia, including Russia, that existed from 1922 to 1991
- US
45
2.7
An organized group of workers that negotiates with employers for better pay and working conditions
28
1.8
A person who belongs to a group of workers who protect pay and working conditions
19
3.6
A group like a bank owned by its members that offers savings accounts and low-rate loans
- US
18
3.9
A legal partnership between two people, often same-sex, that gives many marriage rights
12
2.8
A group of workers who protect rights and talk with employers about pay and work conditions
4
2.8
The national flag of the United Kingdom showing the crosses of England, Scotland, and Ireland
1
6.1
A private college in New York City that teaches art, architecture, and engineering
- Specialized
1
5.0
A group of countries that remove import taxes between themselves and use the same tax on imports from other countries
1
3.7
A group of workers in one industry who join to talk with employers about pay and conditions for every worker
- Specialized
A union only for workers in one company that is often run by the employer
An American political party that formed in 1859 to keep the country together before the Civil War
A private college in New York City that teaches art, architecture, and engineering
A group of workers in the same skilled trade who join together to protect their rights
- Formal
Long-lasting political, social, and cultural effects that continue because of the Soviet Union
- Formal
An organization that helped countries in the Americas work together before the Organization of American States
- UK
A group of workers who join together to protect their pay and rights by talking with employers
A former large country in eastern Europe and northern Asia with a communist government
A group of Catholic nuns who run schools and care for children worldwide
- Jargon
A group of workers that includes everyone in one industry no matter their job
How United
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Union comes from the Latin unus, meaning 'one'. It is related to unit and unite, and it names the act of joining things into a single whole, so marriage or healing is a union because it makes two people or parts into one.