Synonyms for relate
rɪˈleɪtre·late

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1. relateverb

   Synonyms:
   chronicle, recount, divulge, describe, state

2. relateverb

   To tell in a descriptive way.

   Synonyms:
   recount, chronicle, state, divulge, describe

3. relateverb

   To give an association.

   Synonyms:
   describe, chronicle, state, recount, divulge

4. relateverb

   To make a connection from sth to sth (e.g. to relate this to that).

   Synonyms:
   state, divulge, chronicle, describe, recount

5. relateverb

   To have a connection.

   Synonyms:
   divulge, describe, recount, state, chronicle

6. relateverb

   To interact.

   Synonyms:
   recount, state, describe, chronicle, divulge

7. relateverb

   To respond through reaction.

   Synonyms:
   divulge, describe, recount, chronicle, state

8. relateverb

   To identify with, understand.

   Synonyms:
   recount, divulge, chronicle, state, describe

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. relate

   Synonyms:
   tell, recite, narrate, recount, rehearse, report, detail, describe

   Antonyms:
   misrecite, misrecount, misrepresent, misreport, falsify, pervert, distort, misrelate

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 4 votes

1. associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connectverb

   make a logical or causal connection

   "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"

   Synonyms:
   plug in, assort, connect, unite, consociate, touch, get in touch, consort, have-to doe with, subsume, tie, link up, touch on, affiliate, bear on, join, come to, link, colligate, yoke, interrelate, pertain, associate, refer, tie in, touch base, concern, plug into

2. refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe withverb

   be relevant to

   "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

   Synonyms:
   adjoin, touch, resuscitate, equal, associate, doctor, have-to doe with, cite, rival, hit, consult, fix, pertain, appertain, continue, concern, impact, mend, worry, link, refer, strike, meet, reach, repair, connect, bushel, stir, bring up, uphold, tinge, look up, affect, occupy, restore, name, touch on, interrelate, preserve, tinct, bear on, partake, allude, bear upon, mention, colligate, contact, match, tie in, come to, advert, push, furbish up, denote, carry on, revive, extend to, interest, disturb, link up, tint

3. relateverb

   give an account of

   "The witness related the events"

   Synonyms:
   link, touch, touch on, tie in, colligate, have-to doe with, bear on, concern, connect, refer, associate, link up, come to, pertain, interrelate

4. relate, interrelateverb

   be in a relationship with

   "How are these two observations related?"

   Synonyms:
   link, touch, touch on, tie in, colligate, have-to doe with, bear on, concern, connect, refer, associate, link up, come to, pertain, interrelate

5. relateverb

   have or establish a relationship to

   "She relates well to her peers"

   Synonyms:
   link, touch, touch on, tie in, colligate, have-to doe with, bear on, concern, connect, refer, associate, link up, come to, pertain, interrelate

Matched Categories

1. • Be
   • Interact
   • Tell

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. relateverb

   Synonyms:
   tell, recount, rehearse, recite, narrate, report, detail, describe, give an account of

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. relateverb

   Synonyms:
   recount, narrate, tell

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "relate":

   pertain, refer, concern, correspond, relating, link

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How to use relate in a sentence?

1. Sarah Palin:

   So when my own son is going through what he is going through coming back, I can certainly relate with other families who kinda feel these ramifications of some PTSD.

2. Mika Kivimaki:

   An increasing proportion of jobs are nowadays sedentary and it is possible that part of the health effects of working hours relate simply to a higher number of sedentary hours at work.

3. Corey Welch:

   The challenges are real for underrepresented students in science, president Donald Trump have to overcome the reality that few or no faculty share President Donald Trump identities or fully understand President Donald Trump situation on campus and how President Donald Trump have to relate back to President Donald Trump communities.

4. Paul McCartney:

   Writing a musical is not something that had ever really appealed to me but Bill and I met up with Lee Hall and had a chat and I found myself thinking this could be interesting and fun, 'It's A Wonderful Life' is a universal story we can all relate to.

5. Godwin Obaseki:

   Whatever terms we can agree to have them back so that we can relate to our experience, relate to these works that are at the essence of who we are, we would be open to such conversations.