league
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈlēg 
1
: any of various units of distance from about 2.4 to 4.6 statute miles (3.9 to 7.4 kilometers)
2
: a square league
league
2 of 3noun (2)
1
a
: an association of nations or other political entities for a common purpose
the League of Nations
the League of Voters
b(1)
: an association of persons or groups united by common interests or goals
He organized a bowling league.
(2)
: a group of sports teams that regularly play one another
the National Football League
c
: an informal alliance
in league with her sister
2
: class, category
When I played chess with George, I knew I was out of my league.
league
3 of 3verb
leagued; leaguing
transitive verb
: to unite in a league
intransitive verb
: to form a league
Synonyms
Noun (2)
- association
- board
- brotherhood
- chamber
- club
- college
- congress
- consortium
- council
- fellowship
- fraternity
- guild
- gild
- institute
- institution
- order
- organization
- society
- sodality
Verb
- ally
- associate
- band (together)
- club
- coalesce
- cohere
- confederate
- conjoin
- cooperate
- federate
- unite
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Verb the whole block leagued together to keep a liquor store from opening in their neighborhood some unlikely political bedfellows leagued together to get the bill passed
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English leuge, lege, from Late Latin leuga
Noun (2) and Verb
Middle English (Scots) ligg, from Middle French ligue, from Old Italian liga, from ligare to bind, from Latin — more at ligature
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
1604, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Phrases Containing league
Kids Definition
league 1 of 2
noun
ˈlēg
1
: a group of nations working together for a common purpose
2
: an association of persons or groups with common interests or goals
a softball league
3
: an unofficial association or agreement
He was in league with the thieves.
4
: a class or category of a certain quality or type
When it comes to playing chess, I am not in the same league as the experienced players.
league
2 of 2noun
: any of several old units of distance from about 2.4 to 4.6 miles (3.9 to 7.4 kilometers)
leagues 1 of 2
noun
1
as in organizations
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
Relevance
- organizations
- associations
- institutions
- societies
- institutes
- brotherhoods
- fraternities
- chambers
- councils
- clubs
- boards
- groups
- colleges
- teams
- guilds
- communes
- communities
- collectives
- consortiums
- fellowships
- gilds
- chapters
- cadres
- consortia
- congresses
- sodalities
- coalitions
- squads
- alliances
- partnerships
- camps
- cooperatives
- clans
- orders
- parties
- circles
- cliques
- blocs
- coteries
- crews
- bodies
- confederacies
- branches
- sororities
- outfits
- bands
- locals
- juntas
- memberships
- sisterhoods
- syndicates
- gangs
- folds
- cabals
- cartels
- conspiracies
- sets
- klatches
- klatsches
- lots
- rings
- juntos
- faithfuls
- camarillas
- combines
- camorras
2
as in federations
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
- federations
- coalitions
- confederacies
- alliances
- unions
- partnerships
- confederations
- organizations
- groups
- blocs
- combinations
- axes
- combines
- associations
- cartels
- factions
- syndicates
- blocks
- wings
- cooperatives
- conspiracies
- cabals
- affiliations
- sides
- trusts
- fusions
- fronts
- conferences
- juntos
- circuits
3
as in categories
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
- categories
- types
- kinds
- groups
- tiers
- ranks
- classes
- classifications
- families
- divisions
- species
- sorts
- varieties
- genera
- brackets
- breeds
- sections
- grades
- generations
- races
- subdivisions
- genuses
- sets
- orders
- subgroups
- branches
- rubrics
- specialties
- kidneys
- manners
- feathers
- descriptions
- titles
- likes
- specialities
- natures
- subclasses
- subspecieses
- ilks
- headings
- labels
leagues
2 of 2verb
1
as in cooperates
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
- cooperates
- clubs
- federates
- unites
- allies
- confederates
- collaborates
- merges
- groups
- organizes
- coalesces
- closes ranks
- affiliates
- pulls together
- cabals
- coheres
- associates
- bands (together)
- consolidates
- hangs together
- converges
- gangs up
- conjoins
- links
- joins
- conglomerates
- amalgamates
- unionizes
- ties
- incorporates
- knots
- combines
- teams (up)
- weds
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- parts
- splits
- breaks up
- divorces
- disbands
- separates
- dissolves
- segregates
- severs
- disunites
- disengages
- detaches
- falls out
- sunders
- alienates
- estranges
2
as in collaborates
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
- collaborates
- cooperates
- concerts
- unites
- plays ball
- affiliates
- allies
- conspires
- bands (together)
- teams (up)
- pulls together
- concurs
- joins
- makes common cause
- confederates
- interfaces
- conjoins
- hangs together
- combines
- connives
- associates