Synonyms & related words for federation

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of federation — including confederation, confederacy, association, union, alliance, coalition. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to federation

Explore words related to federation — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include federative, federated, pentarchy, federatively, organization, guild, nonunionism, guildsman. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for federation

Common synonyms for federation include confederation, confederacy, association, union, alliance, coalition, commonwealth, league — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does federation come from?

The word federation breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root feder-, from Latin foedus (“league, treaty”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.