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Synonyms for association
əˌsoʊ siˈeɪ ʃən, -ʃi-as·so·ci·a·tion

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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  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.

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. associationnoun

    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. associationnoun

    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. associationnoun

    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, connexionnoun

    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-upnoun

    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. associationnoun

    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. associationnoun

    (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. associationnoun

    (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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. associationnoun

    Synonyms:
    union, connection, conjunction, combination

  2. associationnoun

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

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How to use association in a sentence?

  1. This YETI:

    ( If) YETI can't stand behind the National Rifle Association, I ain't standing behind This YETI no more.

  2. Congressman Budd:

    The Fraternal Order of Police. The North Carolina Troopers Association. The list goes on and on, the Police Benevolent Association. They all at one point endorsed Cheri Beasley. But now they know me. They know her. And they have endorsed me.

  3. Bob Pease:

    All of that hasn’t been driven by the association, but by the American beer drinker who wants something from their beer that they weren’t getting from light lager.

  4. Antonio Mazzitelli:

    (It) is the only real cartel, it was established and keeps on operating as an association of businessmen.

  5. Candace Cameron Bure:

    I don't think this is discrimination at all, this is about freedom of association, it's about constitutional rights, it's about First Amendment rights. We do have the right to still choose who we associate with.


Translations for association

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  • جمعيةArabic
  • associacióCatalan, Valencian
  • sdružení, asociaceCzech
  • Verein, Verband, AssoziationGerman
  • σύνδεσμοςGreek
  • asociiĝoEsperanto
  • asociaciónSpanish
  • yhteys, ystävystyminen, jäsenyys, seurustelu, kumppanuus, järjestö, ystävyys, yhtyminen, assosiaatio, yhdistys, liittoutuminen, yhdistyminen, toveruus, yhdistäminen, yhteen liittyminen, järjestäytyneisyys, yhdistyneisyys, yhdessäolo, liittolaisuus, kaveruus, järjestäytyminen, seuranpito, mielleyhtymä, liittyminen, järjestyneisyys, liittäminenFinnish
  • associationFrench
  • comhchaidreamh, cumannIrish
  • commynManx
  • egyesület, társítás, társulat, asszociációHungarian
  • 協会, 関連付け, 連想Japanese
  • ಸಂಘKannada
  • consociatioLatin
  • persatuanMalay
  • assoċjazzjoniMaltese
  • verbinding, associatie, verenigingDutch
  • foreiningNorwegian Nynorsk
  • foreningNorwegian
  • współpraca, związek, stowarzyszeniePolish
  • associação, organização, associamentoPortuguese
  • asociație, asociereRomanian
  • объединение, ассоциация, союз, сообщество, соединение, товариществоRussian
  • förening, koppling, f, klubb, sällskap, kår, association, sammanslutning, förbundSwedish
  • 协会Chinese

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