Synonyms for association
əˌsoʊ siˈeɪ ʃən, -ʃi-

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1. association(noun)

   a formal organization of people or groups of people

   "he joined the Modern Language Association"

   Synonyms:
   tie, affiliation, connexion, tie-up, connection

   Antonyms:
   disassociation

2. association(noun)

   the act of consorting with or joining with others

   "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"

   Synonyms:
   tie, affiliation, connexion, tie-up, connection

   Antonyms:
   disassociation

3. association(noun)

   the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination

   "his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break"

   Synonyms:
   tie, affiliation, connexion, tie-up, connection

   Antonyms:
   disassociation

4. association, connection, connexion(noun)

   the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination

   "conditioning is a form of learning by association"

   Synonyms:
   connection, tie-up, link, tie, connexion, connecter, affiliation, connector, connective, connectedness, joining

   Antonyms:
   disassociation

5. affiliation, association, tie, tie-up(noun)

   a social or business relationship

   "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"

   Synonyms:
   crosstie, tie-up, standoff, sleeper, stand, linkup, necktie, connexion, tie, draw, tie-in, affiliation, standstill, link, connection, railroad tie, tie beam

   Antonyms:
   disassociation

6. association(noun)

   a relation resulting from interaction or dependence

   "flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear"; "the host is not always injured by association with a parasite"

   Synonyms:
   tie, affiliation, connexion, tie-up, connection

   Antonyms:
   disassociation

7. association(noun)

   (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding

   Synonyms:
   tie, affiliation, connexion, tie-up, connection

   Antonyms:
   disassociation

8. association(noun)

   (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species

   Synonyms:
   tie, affiliation, connexion, tie-up, connection

   Antonyms:
   disassociation

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. association

   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, club, community, companionship, company, confederacy, confederation, conjunction, connection, corporation, familiarity, federation, fellowship, fraternity, friendship, lodge, participation, partnership, society, union

   Antonyms:
   disintegration, independence, isolation, separation, solitude

   Preposition:
   An association of scholars for the advancement of knowledge; association with the good is ennobling.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. association

   Synonyms:
   union, connection, conjunction, contortment, companionship, alliance, familiarity, community, membership, society, company, denomination, partnership, fellowship, fraternity, friendship

   Antonyms:
   disunion, disconnection, estrangement, separation, severance, independence, avoidance, disruption, dismemberment, solitude, individuality

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. association(n.)

   Synonyms:
   union, connection, conjunction, combination

2. association(n.)

   Synonyms:
   society, fraternity, partnership, copartnership, sodality, company, band, corporation, body, guild, firm, house, confederacy, confederation, LODGE, club, COTERIE, CLIQUE, joint concern

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. association(n)

   Synonyms:
   affiliation, connection, intimacy, conjunction, combination, participation, collaboration, collusion, coöperation, coadjuvancy, fraternity, sodality, syndicate, confraternity, league, corporation, guild

   Antonyms:
   disassociation, disconnection

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   partnership, 'association, associations, asociación, associação, associazione, combination, vereniging, adpl, link, associating, ftu, assocation, society, league, hkispa, iarf, asean, conjunction, federation, assn, wja, naacp

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