# uniting

/juˈnaɪtɪŋ/ (US) · /juːnˈaɪtɪŋ/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Adjective

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/uniting
Updated: 2026-05-06

## Definition

bringing different people, groups, or things together to act as one. You use this to describe something that creates a sense of connection or shared purpose.

For teachers: serving to join or bring together separate entities into a single whole. Often used as a participial adjective to describe a common goal or shared characteristic.

## Examples

- The team has a strong, uniting goal.
- The shared struggle against the flood became a uniting force for the divided community.
- Historians argue that the threat of external invasion served as the primary uniting factor for the disparate city-states during that era.

## Usage notes

- Typically used attributively before a noun to describe a force, factor, or theme.

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