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:
   connection, 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, connection, 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:
   connection, 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:
   connection, 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, connection, 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:
   connection, 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:
   connection, 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

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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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1. Aretha Franklin:

   What made her talent so great was her capacity to live what she sang, her music was deepened by her connection to the struggles and the triumphs of the African American experience growing up in her father's church, the community of Detroit, and her awareness of the turmoil of the South.

2. Lloyd Austin:

   We now know that there was no connection between Zemari Ahmadi Zemari Ahmadi and ISIS-Khorasan, that Zemari Ahmadi activities on that day were completely harmless and not at all related to the imminent threat we believed we faced, and that Zemari Ahmadi was just as innocent a victim as were the others tragically killed.

3. Sean Foley:

   Balad and Jeddah in general and the western regions of the Kingdom are unique because of the presence of Mecca and Medina and the hajj, they have an outward connection to the rest of the world and a very diverse sense of communities.

4. Uma Thurman:

   Harvey assaulted me but that didn’t kill me, what really got me about the crash was that it was a cheap shot. I had been through so many rings of fire by that point. I had really always felt a connection to the greater good in my work with Quentin and most of what I allowed to happen to me and what I participated in was kind of like a horrible mud wrestle with a very angry brother. But at least I had some say, you know?

5. Cathy Goldsmith:

   My connection to Ted remains as vital as it was when we worked closely together years ago -- I know he is looking down, watching over the process, and I feel a tremendous responsibility to do everything just as he would have done himself.