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Synonyms for connection
kəˈnɛk ʃəncon·nec·tion
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
connection
We speak of an alliance of nations, a club of pleasure-seekers, a community of Shakers, a company of soldiers or of friends, a confederacy, confederation, federation, or union of separate states under one general government, a partnership or company of business men, a conjunction of planets. The whole body of Freemasons constitute a fraternity; one of their local organizations is called a lodge. A corporation or company is formed for purposes of business; an association or society (tho also incorporated) is for learning, literature, benevolence, religion, etc. Compare ASSOCIATE; ACQUAINTANCE; FRIENDSHIP.
Synonyms:
alliance, association, club, community, companionship, company, confederacy, confederation, conjunction, corporation, familiarity, federation, fellowship, fraternity, friendship, lodge, participation, partnership, society, unionAntonyms:
disintegration, independence, isolation, separation, solitudePreposition:
An association of scholars for the advancement of knowledge; association with the good is ennobling.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
connection
Synonyms:
junction, conjunction, union, association, concatenation, relation, affinity, relevance, intercourse, communication, unarm an, relationship, kindredAntonyms:
disconnection, disjunction, dissociation, independence, irrelevance, disunion
Princeton's WordNet
connection, connexion, connectednessnoun
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
"there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare"
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link, connector, connexion, connecter, association, connective, connectedness, joiningconnection, link, connectednessnoun
the state of being connected
"the connection between church and state is inescapable"
Synonyms:
connective, linkup, connexion, tie, tie-in, inter-group communication, liaison, data link, joining, radio link, link, connectedness, association, nexus, connector, connecter, contactconnection, connexion, connector, connecter, connectivenoun
an instrumentality that connects
"he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"
Synonyms:
link, continuative, connector, connexion, connecter, association, conjunctive, conjunction, connective, connectedness, joiningconnectionnoun
(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
"he has powerful connections"
Synonyms:
link, connector, connexion, connecter, association, connective, connectedness, joiningassociation, connection, connexionnoun
the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
"conditioning is a form of learning by association"
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tie-up, link, tie, connexion, connecter, affiliation, connector, connective, connectedness, joining, associationconnection, connexion, linknoun
a connecting shape
Synonyms:
connective, linkup, connexion, tie, tie-in, inter-group communication, liaison, data link, joining, radio link, link, connectedness, association, nexus, connector, connecter, contactconnectionnoun
a supplier (especially of narcotics)
Synonyms:
link, connector, connexion, connecter, association, connective, connectedness, joiningconnection, connexionnoun
shifting from one form of transportation to another
"the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"
Synonyms:
link, connector, connexion, connecter, association, connective, connectedness, joiningjoining, connection, connexionnoun
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
"the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet"
Synonyms:
link, connector, connexion, connecter, association, connective, connectedness, joining
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
connectionnoun
Synonyms:
union, alliance, junction, association, dependenceconnectionnoun
Synonyms:
intercourse, communication, commerceconnectionnoun
Synonyms:
affinity, relationshipconnectionnoun
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
connectionnoun
Synonyms:
union, alliance, relationship, junction, conjunction, affiliation, association, filiation, implication, relative, relation, kinsman, bond, tie, link, coupling vinculumAntonyms:
disconnection, detachment, isolation, incoherence
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "connection":
regard, connecting, relationship, link, context, respect, connect, connections, login, relation, sign-on, sense, linkage, signon, connexion, connectivity, conjunction, links, framework, subject, attaching, liaison, attach, opportunity, correlation, connected, junction, report, matter, occasion, vein, topic, ratio, area
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#69 | contact | |
#169 | links | |
#178 | company | |
#224 | report | |
#250 | community | |
#253 | area | |
#259 | subject | |
#282 | link | |
#524 | topic | |
#541 | login | |
#582 | club | |
#711 | society | |
#726 | association | |
#1088 | corporation | |
#1106 | union | |
#1211 | matter | |
#1257 | communication | |
#1327 | connection | |
#1358 | opportunity | |
#1568 | sense | |
#1701 | respect | |
#1715 | relationship | |
#1819 | connect | |
#2002 | context | |
#2457 | framework | |
#2550 | partnership | |
#2792 | connected | |
#2802 | participation | |
#2944 | ratio | |
#3356 | alliance | |
#3370 | connections | |
#3391 | relation | |
#3496 | lodge | |
#3876 | regard | |
#4607 | tie | |
#4628 | federation | |
#5463 | occasion | |
#5916 | joining | |
#5923 | connector | |
#6123 | connectivity | |
#6172 | connecting | |
#6203 | junction | |
#6448 | attach | |
#6595 | friendship | |
#6850 | fellowship | |
#6889 | conjunction | |
#7211 | relevance | |
#7358 | correlation | |
#8173 | affiliation | |
#10032 | liaison | |
#13185 | affinity | |
#13408 | linkage | |
#13624 | vein | |
#14331 | intercourse | |
#14597 | nexus | |
#15155 | fraternity | |
#18908 | familiarity | |
#20063 | attaching | |
#20488 | confederation | |
#21112 | kindred | |
#29454 | connective | |
#30980 | connexion | |
#34551 | companionship | |
#37247 | confederacy | |
#40999 | concatenation | |
#56066 | connectedness | |
#73626 | conjunctive | |
#81796 | signon | |
#88221 | linkup | |
#110838 | connecter |
How to use connection in a sentence?
Detective Inspector Paul Hughes:
As a result of our ongoing inquiries we have today arrested a healthcare professional in connection with the investigation, she was arrested earlier this morning on suspicion of murder in relation to eight of the babies and attempted murder in relation to six of the babies and is currently in custody.
It’s important to connect with your partner now while you have time because you’re going to need that connection once the baby is born.
If you think about his fascination with the doctor and the fact that he ends up killing this man in cold blood, the only thing Houston Police can think of is the connection between his mother dying over 20 years ago during surgery.
The idea is that hope and possibility is real, look at what they were able to do with so little, and look at we now how with so much. If they could do that, imagine what now can be accomplished with the opportunity through social media and connection, the opportunity through understanding that absolutely we are more alike than we are different.
We will be the first state in the country to acknowledge the problem and say we’re going to create an independent prosecutor who does not have that kind of connection with the organized police departments.
Translations for connection
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- صلة, علاقةArabic
- съединение, връзка, свързванеBulgarian
- spojeníCzech
- forbindelseDanish
- Verbindung, AnschlussGerman
- ανταπόκριση, σύνδεσηGreek
- konekto, kunligo, komunikiĝo, interligitecoEsperanto
- conexión, confianza, llamada, vinculaciónSpanish
- seostamine, seos, ühendamine, ühendusEstonian
- اتصالPersian
- yhdistäminen, jatkoyhteys, yhteysFinnish
- connexion, correspondance, rapport, lien, complicitéFrench
- nascIrish
- קשר, חיבור, קישורHebrew
- संबंधHindi
- hubungan, koneksiIndonesian
- connessione, coincidenzaItalian
- חיבורHebrew
- 結合, 通信, 縁故, 関係, 連結, 連絡Japanese
- nexusLatin
- ryšys, jungtis, sujungimasLithuanian
- moumourangaMāori
- penyambunganMalay
- verbinding, connectieDutch
- conexão, junção, ligaçãoPortuguese
- joncțiune, îmbinare, legătură, legare, unire, conexiune, relație, conectareRomanian
- связь, пересадка, соединениеRussian
- förbindelseSwedish
- సంధానంTelugu
- aktarma, bağlanma, bağlantı, bağTurkish
- کنکشنUrdu
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