Synonyms of affiliation

affiliation

noun

ə-ˌfi-lē-ˈā-shən 

as in association

the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)

the Little League team, despite its name, the Northern Dynamites, has no affiliation with the Northern Dynamite Company

Synonyms & Similar Words

• association
• partnership
• relationship
• collaboration
• cooperation
• connection
• relation
• alliance
• union
• merger
• liaison
• interaction
• confederation
• dealings
• solidarity
• kinship
• hookup
• integration
• tie-up
• exchange
• linkup
• reciprocity
• incorporation
• affinity
• unification
• symbiosis
• interconnection
• unity
• interrelation
• intimacy
• business
• attachment
• rapport
• sympathy
• oneness
• mutualism
• company
• closeness
• companionship
• league
• togetherness
• fellowship
• bed
• colleagueship
• cahoots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dissociation
• dissolution
• division
• disaffiliation
• breakup
• separation
• split
• severance
• divorce
• alienation
• parting
• disunion
• estrangement

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of affiliation

In that region, Andrews performed 19 points better than expected based on voters’ party affiliations, compared with just four points elsewhere in the state. — Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026

In our survey of video games favored by people of different political affiliations, Call of Duty, Fortnite and Sims appeared on all three lists. — Karrin Vasby Anderson, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026

Alaska has a nonpartisan primary system, in which voters may choose a candidate regardless of party affiliation, and the top four advance to the general election. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 29 Oct. 2026

Over the past decade, Tate has gone from a middling professional kickboxer and British reality show contestant to an infamous household name and de facto leader of the manosphere, a loose, online affiliation of disaffected young men. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026