Synonyms and Antonyms of association
1
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
- the public television station is producing the series in association with a foundation for the arts
affiliation, alliance, collaboration, confederation, connection, cooperation, hookup, liaison, linkup, partnership, relation, relationship, tie-up, union
business, dealings, interaction
exchange, interconnection, interrelation, mutualism, reciprocity, symbiosis
incorporation, integration, merger, unification
affinity, attachment, closeness, intimacy, rapport, sympathy
kinship, oneness, solidarity, togetherness, unity
colleagueship, companionship, company, fellowship
bed, cahoots, league
2
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
- all associations meeting on town property must be registered with and approved by the registrar's office
board, brotherhood, chamber, club, college, congress, consortium, council, fellowship, fraternity, guild (also gild), institute, institution, league, order, organization, society, sodality
collective, commune, community, cooperative
alliance, bloc, camp, coalition, partnership
body, cadre, group
circle, clan, clique, coterie, junta, junto, klatch (also klatsch), lot, set
crew, outfit, party, squad, team
branch, chapter, local
faithful, fold, membership
sisterhood, sorority
cabal, camarilla, camorra, confederacy, conspiracy
band, gang, ring
cartel, combine, syndicate
3
the fact or state of having something in common
- what's the association between cat hair and my allergic reaction to certain proteins?
correlation, interrelation
materiality, pertinence, relevance
bond, link, tie
affiliation, alliance, union
identicalness, sameness
alikeness, community, likeness, resemblance, similarity
accordance, agreement, conformity, congruity, correspondence