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League definition

League is a noun meaning "an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members." It has 4 meanings, as a noun and a verb, listed below.

Part of speech
noun, verb
Syllables
1
Letters
6
How common
Everyday word

League as a noun

  1. an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

    Same sense: conference

  2. an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action

  3. an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)

League as a verb

  1. unite to form a league

Synonyms and antonyms

How to say league

League has 1 syllable and rhymes with fatigue. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with league

LEAGUE in word games

Scrabble
7
Words With Friends
10
Anagrams
0

Is LEAGUE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check LEAGUE in the word checker, or unscramble LEAGUE to see the shorter words in its letters.

Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.