connection | Definition of connection

1 the fact or state of having something in common

the endless debate about the connection between crime and poverty

Synonyms of connection

affinity, association, bearing, kinship, liaison, linkage, relation, relationship

Words Related to connection

correlation, interrelation

materiality, pertinence, relevance

bond, link, tie

affiliation, alliance, union

identicalness, sameness

alikeness, community, likeness, resemblance, similarity

accordance, agreement, conformity, congruity, correspondence

Near Antonyms of connection

variability, variance

incompatibility, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness

2 a place where two or more things are united

there's a problem at the connection where the outside wire is hooked up to the inside wiring

Synonyms of connection

coupling, join, joining, joint, jointure, junction, juncture

Words Related to connection

link, nexus, tie

interconnection, intersection

abutment, articulation, attachment

seam, suture

concourse, confluence, meeting

union

Near Antonyms of connection

cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, gap, rift, separation

3 an acquaintance who has influence especially in the business or political world

I have a connection in Hollywood who might be able to get you a part in a movie

Synonyms of connection

contact

Words Related to connection

in, insider

big shot, bigwig, somebody, VIP

arbiter, arbitrator, conciliator, go-between, intercessor, intermediary, interposer, mediator, middleman, peacemaker

4 the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one

that bridge is the only connection between the island and the mainland

Synonyms of connection

combination, combining, connecting, consolidation, coupling, junction, linking, merger, merging, unification, union

Words Related to connection

agglomeration, amalgamation, blend, coalescence, commingling, compounding, fusion, intermingling, intermixture, mingling, mix, mixture, synthesis

reunification, reunion

Near Antonyms of connection

detachment, divorcement, separation, severance

Antonyms of connection

breakup, disconnection, dissolution, disunion, division, parting, partition, schism, scission, split

5 the fact or state of being pertinent

that last comment of yours has no connection with what we've been talking about for the last hour

Synonyms of connection

applicability, bearing, materiality, pertinence, relevance, relevancy

Words Related to connection

appositeness, appropriateness, aptness, felicitousness, fitness, fittingness, rightness, seemliness, suitability, suitableness

importance, significance

usefulness

Near Antonyms of connection

inappositeness, inappropriateness, inaptness, infelicity, unfitness, unsuitability

insignificance

meaninglessness, pointlessness, uselessness

Antonyms of connection

extraneousness, inapplicability, irrelevance

Synonyms and Antonyms of connection

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