unallied

C2 Topic:Politics & International Affairs

US /ˌʌnəˈlaɪd/ UK /ˌʌnəˈlaɪd/ See IPA manual

Freq #1089908

Meanings

1

adj
not joined to another party by a political or military alliance

The unallied state tried to remain neutral as the regional conflict widened.
2

adj
not related, connected, associated, or similar

Her concern was unallied with personal ambition and arose solely from principle.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · not joined to another party... nonalignedunaffiliatedindependent neutral

2 adj · not related, connected,... unrelated unconnected dissociated distinct

Opposites

allied aligned affiliated related connected

Word family

Related forms ally alliance alignmentnonalignment

Etymology

Formed from un- ('not') + allied. Allied is the past participle of ally, which entered English through Old French alier from Latin alligare, 'bind to,' a compound of ad- ('to') and ligare ('bind'). The word therefore literally describes what has not been bound into an association.

Topics

Politics & International Affairs

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# unallied

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌʌnəˈlaɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌʌnəˈlaɪd/
**Frequency rank:** 1089908

## Meanings
1. not joined to another party by a political or military alliance
2. not related, connected, associated, or similar

## Examples
- The unallied state tried to remain neutral as the regional conflict widened.
- Her concern was unallied with personal ambition and arose solely from principle.

## Synonyms
- nonaligned
- unaffiliated
- independent
- unrelated
- unconnected
- dissociated

## Antonyms
- allied
- aligned
- affiliated
- related
- connected

## Related Forms
- ally
- alliance
- alignment
- nonalignment

## Etymology
Formed from un- ('not') + allied. Allied is the past participle of ally, which entered English through Old French alier from Latin alligare, 'bind to,' a compound of ad- ('to') and ligare ('bind'). The word therefore literally describes what has not been bound into an association.

## Topics
- Politics & International Affairs

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