Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun merger
2 senses of merger
Sense 1
amalgamation, merger, uniting -- (the combination of two or more commercial companies)
=> consolidation, integration -- (the act of combining into an integral whole; "a consolidation of two corporations"; "after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously"; "the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them")
Sense 2
fusion, merger, unification -- (an occurrence that involves the production of a union)
=> union -- (the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts; "lightning produced an unusual union of the metals")