allied
/ˈalʌɪd
/ /əˈlʌɪd /adjective
1Joined by or relating to members of an alliance: allied territories the allied fleet...
- He uses them as an opportunity to effectively endorse propaganda techniques against allied nations.
- What do the allied coalition members plan to do in terms of changing their strategy?
- It is hard now to deny that the allied intervention saved Afghan lives.
Synonyms
federated, confederated, federal, associated, in alliance, in league, in partnership, cooperating;
unified, united, amalgamated, integrated
1.1 (usually Allied) Relating to Britain and her allies in the First and Second World Wars and after: the liberation of Paris by Allied troops...
- In December 1943, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was named Supreme Allied Commander.
- The start of the Allied attack on Rommel was code-named ‘Operation Lightfoot’.
- In World War II they served as a major Allied base.
1.2 (allied to/with) In combination or working together with: skilled craftsmanship allied to advanced technology...
- He was allied with Clinton in the whole Monica Lewinsky controversy, a key Democrat in Washington.
- At all levels, cunning teachers allied with overbearing students.
- It was even more interesting now; the lentils had allied with the onions and were battling the celery.
1.3Connected; related: members of the medical and allied professions...
- On the one hand it is good for the manufacturing industry and other allied industries like advertising and marketing.
- In the 20th century, aircraft and motor vehicles came to the fore along with numerous allied industries.
- Unlike medicine and allied professions, psychotherapy has established itself primarily outside the state sector.
Synonyms
associated, related, connected, interconnected, linked, coupled;
similar, like, kindred, comparable, parallel, equivalent, corresponding, cognate, analogous, homologous