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

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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.

   Antonyms:
   disintegration, independence, isolation, separation, solitude

   Synonyms:
   alliance, club, community, companionship, company, confederacy, confederation, conjunction, connection, corporation, familiarity, federation, fellowship, fraternity, friendship, lodge, participation, partnership, society, union

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

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1. association

   Antonyms:
   disunion, disconnection, estrangement, separation, severance, independence, avoidance, disruption, dismemberment, solitude, individuality

   Synonyms:
   union, connection, conjunction, contortment, companionship, alliance, familiarity, community, membership, society, company, denomination, partnership, fellowship, fraternity, friendship

Matched Categories

1. • Chemical Process
   • Chemistry
   • Ecology
   • Group
   • Memory
   • Organization
   • Relation
   • Social Activity
   • Union

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1. associationnoun

   a formal organization of people or groups of people

   "he joined the Modern Language Association"

   Antonyms:
   disassociation

   Synonyms:
   tie, affiliation, connexion, tie-up, connection

2. associationnoun

   the act of consorting with or joining with others

   "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"

   Antonyms:
   disassociation

   Synonyms:
   tie, affiliation, connexion, tie-up, connection

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"

   Antonyms:
   disassociation

   Synonyms:
   tie, affiliation, connexion, tie-up, connection

4. association, connection, connexionnoun

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

   "conditioning is a form of learning by association"

   Antonyms:
   disassociation

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

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"

   Antonyms:
   disassociation

   Synonyms:
   crosstie, tie-up, standoff, sleeper, stand, linkup, necktie, connexion, tie, draw, tie-in, affiliation, standstill, link, connection, railroad tie, tie beam

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"

   Antonyms:
   disassociation

   Synonyms:
   tie, affiliation, connexion, tie-up, connection

7. associationnoun

   (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding

   Antonyms:
   disassociation

   Synonyms:
   tie, affiliation, connexion, tie-up, connection

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

   Antonyms:
   disassociation

   Synonyms:
   tie, affiliation, connexion, tie-up, connection

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1. associationnoun

   Antonyms:
   disassociation, disconnection

   Synonyms:
   affiliation, connection, intimacy, conjunction, combination, participation, collaboration, collusion, coöperation, coadjuvancy, fraternity, sodality, syndicate, confraternity, league, corporation, guild

How to use association in a sentence?

1. Karma Tsering Sherpa:

   I understand FIFA certainly have some other priorities, such as World Cup, elections and changes in the ethics committee but this should not be an excuse for ignoring our association.

2. Elizabeth Macedonio:

   There is no such thing in this country as guilt by association.

3. Jaime Imitola:

   We must help educate our patients not only in the clinic setting, but also by working with patient advocacy groups such as the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the ALS Association, we all want to end the plight of our patients, and the challenges brought about by stem cell tourism are an opportunity for medical societies such as the American Academy of Neurology and the American Neurological Association to advocate against unsafe and unproven practices, and to end the exploitation of therapeutic hope.

4. The Olympic Committee:

   Implementing our strict position about the fight against doping, taken into account the documents we have received from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the ROC has disqualified Irina Maracheva and Anna Lukyanova for two years for breaking anti-doping rules.

5. Gernot Pichler:

   The stronger association in subjects with elevated blood pressure suggests that individuals with pre-clinical heart disease might be more prone to the toxic effects of arsenic on the heart.

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