Synonyms of correlation

correlation

noun

as in relationship

the relation between things that happen or change together

The study found no correlation between the popular diet and decreased risk of heart disease.

Related Words

• relationship
• similarity
• resemblance
• parallelism
• comparability
• equivalence
• equation
• equivalency
• correspondence
• similitude
• affinity
• semblance
• likeness
• parity
• alikeness
• analogousness
• community
• identity
• interchangeability
• agreement
• compatibility
• sameness
• accordance
• identicalness
• congruity
• par
• exchangeability
• conformity

Dissimilar Words

• inequality
• polarity
• conflict
• incongruity
• incompatibility
• incongruence
• nonconformity
• dichotomy
• difference
• differentiability
• imbalance
• discriminability
• discrepancy
• disparity
• disproportion
• dissimilarity
• distinguishability
• disagreement
• incongruousness
• distinctiveness
• distinctness
• unlikeness
• nonequivalence
• anomalousness
• dissimilitude
• disparateness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of correlation

Rose went on to review several cognitive biases common in the cybersecurity field, such as assuming correlation between unrelated events or anchoring too strongly on a single data point. —Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026

Turkish doctors found no correlation between BMI and hyoid bone fracture in pediatric deaths by hanging, and Parisian doctors are generally unaware of adolescents’ dangerous games. —Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026

It's been used in more than 50 scientific studies so far, many of which found correlations between lifestyle, environment, and disease risk. —Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026

Notably, the correlation between high parent stress and reduced positive parenting along with reduced healthy food intake in children remained in the control group after three months but was no longer significant in the PMH group. —Karen Guzman, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026