Synonyms for connection
kəˈnɛk ʃəncon·nec·tion

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1. 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, union

   Antonyms:
   disintegration, independence, isolation, separation, solitude

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

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1. connection

   Synonyms:
   junction, conjunction, union, association, concatenation, relation, affinity, relevance, intercourse, communication, unarm an, relationship, kindred

   Antonyms:
   disconnection, disjunction, dissociation, independence, irrelevance, disunion

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1. 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"

   Synonyms:
   link, connector, connexion, connecter, association, connective, connectedness, joining

2. connection, 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, contact

3. connection, 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, joining

4. connectionnoun

   (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, joining

5. association, connection, connexionnoun

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

   "conditioning is a form of learning by association"

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

6. connection, 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, contact

7. connectionnoun

   a supplier (especially of narcotics)

   Synonyms:
   link, connector, connexion, connecter, association, connective, connectedness, joining

8. connection, 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, joining

9. joining, 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

Matched Categories

1. • Acquaintance
   • Change Of Integrity
   • Memory
   • Narcotic
   • Relation
   • Shape
   • Supplier
   • Transportation
   • Union

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1. context clues

   Submitted by anonymous on December 7, 2020  

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1. connectionnoun

   Synonyms:
   union, alliance, junction, association, dependence

2. connectionnoun

   Synonyms:
   intercourse, communication, commerce

3. connectionnoun

   Synonyms:
   affinity, relationship

4. connectionnoun

   Synonyms:
   kinsman, relative, relation, kindred

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1. connectionnoun

   Synonyms:
   union, alliance, relationship, junction, conjunction, affiliation, association, filiation, implication, relative, relation, kinsman, bond, tie, link, coupling vinculum

   Antonyms:
   disconnection, detachment, isolation, incoherence

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1. 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

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How to use connection in a sentence?

1. Marc Ganis:

   The connection between playing football and brain issues has been something that has been discussed for years and the NFL has been taking action to reduce the severity and provide funding to those who have been injured, the clearest example is the class action suit. ... Whenever you agree to pay out billions of dollars and you don't have an insurance company that has insured you the money, that's a statement to seriousness about the issue.

2. David Gibbs:

   The benefit of things like Taco Bells Mexican Pizza is the connection it has with consumers... and the halo it provides to the brand, it's just as much about the buzz... and the relevance it creates for our brand as it is about the discrete amount of sales.

3. Valerie Bertinelli:

   I don’t know why I’m tearing up. You know when you hear voices and you see people that you feel the connection with and — you guys always make me tear up. It’s been rough. Very bittersweet.

4. Milla Jovovich:

   I feel that the connection with children and mothers is so strong in places where there are not so many ‘things’ to get in the way, no electronic distraction devices, no high-tech baby equipment, just a mother carrying her little one everywhere, sharing a family bed and having the help of all the other women around to raise the baby.

5. James Comey:

   The President is not above the law, and I don't accept the notion that because The President is the head of the executive branch The President can't ever obstruct justice in connection with executive branch activities, that's just crazy and a recipe for lawlessness.