Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb unionise

2 senses of unionise

Sense 1
unionize, unionise -- (recruit for a union or organize into a union; "We don't allow people to come into our plant and try to unionize the workers")
       => enroll, inscribe, enter, enrol, recruit -- (register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members")

Sense 2
unionize, unionise, organize, organise -- (form or join a union; "The auto workers decided to unionize")
       => join, fall in, get together -- (become part of; become a member of a group or organization; "He joined the Communist Party as a young man")

Antonyms of adj unionised

2 senses of unionised

Sense 1
nonionized (vs. ionized), nonionised, unionized, unionised, nonionic -- (not converted into ions)


Sense 2
organized, organised, unionized, unionised -- (being a member of or formed into a labor union; "organized labor"; "unionized workers"; "a unionized shop")

INDIRECT (VIA union) -> nonunion -- (not belonging to or not allowing affiliation with a trade union; "nonunion carpenters"; "a nonunion contractor")

Similarity of adj unionised

2 senses of unionised

Sense 1
nonionized (vs. ionized), nonionised, unionized, unionised, nonionic -- (not converted into ions)

Sense 2
organized, organised, unionized, unionised -- (being a member of or formed into a labor union; "organized labor"; "unionized workers"; "a unionized shop")
       => union (vs. nonunion) -- (of trade unions; "the union movement"; "union negotiations"; "a union-shop clause in the contract")