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associate

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of associate

1 a person frequently seen in the company of another

a number of his associates were members of organized crime, so he was a person of interest to the FBI

Synonyms of associate

cohort, companion, compatriot, compeer, comrade, crony, fellow, hobnobber, mate, running mate

Words Related to associate

colleague, coworker, equal, peer, workmate

accomplice, affiliate, ally, collaborator, confederate, half, partner

buddy, chum, confidant, familiar, friend, hearty, intimate, pal

classmate, housemate, messmate, playfellow, playmate, roommate (also roomie), schoolmate, shipmate, teammate

attendant, escort

hanger-on, leech, parasite

2 a fellow worker

my associates at the office

Synonyms of associate

colleague, confrere (also confrère), coworker

Words Related to associate

equal, fellow, peer

accomplice, ally, cohort, collaborator, confederate, copartner, half, partner

buddy, chum, companion, comrade, crony, pal

compatriot, countryman

associate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of associate

1 to come or be together as friends

a socially ambitious couple who joined the country club in order to associate with the right sort of people

Synonyms of associate

chum, company, consociate, consort, fraternize, hang (around or out), hobnob, hook up, mess around, pal (around), run, sort, travel

Words Related to associate

affiliate, ally, attach, band, bond, club, collaborate, collude, confederate, conjoin, connect, cooperate, couple, gang, get along, get on, group, interrelate, join, knot, league, link, mingle, mix, rally, relate, side, socialize, team, tie, wed

befriend, friend

Phrases Synonymous with associate

be friends with, fall in with, keep company (with), rub elbows (with) or rub shoulders (with) , take up with

Near Antonyms of associate

avoid, cold-shoulder, shun, snub

alienate, estrange

break up, disband, disperse, split (up)

disjoin, dissociate, disunite, divorce, sever, split, sunder

2 to think of (something) in combination

she still associates Memorial Day with her long-ago fiancé, who died in Vietnam

Synonyms of associate

connect, correlate, identify, link, relate

Words Related to associate

compare, equate, liken

group, join, lump (together), tie (together)

Near Antonyms of associate

contrast, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, separate, set off

3 to come together to form a single unit

the elements hydrogen and oxygen associate to form molecules of water

Synonyms of associate

coalesce, combine, conjoin, conjugate, connect, couple, fuse, interfuse, join, link (up), marry, unify, unite

Words Related to associate

ally, confederate, league

chain, compound, hitch, hook, splice

assemble, cluster, congregate, constellate, convene, gather, meet

recombine, reconnect, rejoin, reunify, reunite

Near Antonyms of associate

detach, disaffiliate, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, fractionate, isolate, resolve, uncouple, unyoke

disband, disperse, scatter

Antonyms of associate

break up, dissever, part, section, separate, sever, split, sunder, unlink

4 to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members

nations deciding to associate in order to remove trade barriers

Synonyms of associate

ally, band (together), club, coalesce, cohere, confederate, conjoin, cooperate, federate, league, unite

Words Related to associate

cabal, collaborate, gang up, hang together, team (up)

incorporate, organize, unionize

amalgamate, combine, conglomerate, consolidate, converge, group, join, merge

knot, link, tie, wed

Phrases Synonymous with associate

close ranks, pull together

Near Antonyms of associate

detach, disengage, dissolve, disunite, divorce, part, segregate, separate, sever, split, sunder

alienate, estrange, fall out

Antonyms of associate

break up, disband

5 to take part in social activities

you should try to associate with people your own age

Synonyms of associate

fraternize, go out, hobnob, mingle, mix, socialize, step out

Words Related to associate

carouse, party, revel

Phrases Synonymous with associate

rub elbows (or rub shoulders)

Near Antonyms of associate

avoid, eschew, shun

Synonym Discussion of associate

join, combine, unite, connect, link, associate, relate mean to bring or come together into some manner of union. join implies a bringing into contact or conjunction of any degree of closeness.

- joined forces in an effort to win

combine implies some merging or mingling with corresponding loss of identity of each unit.

- combined jazz and rock to create a new music

unite implies somewhat greater loss of separate identity.

- the colonies united to form a republic

connect suggests a loose or external attachment with little or no loss of identity.

- a mutual defense treaty connected the two nations

link may imply strong connection or inseparability of elements still retaining identity.

- a name forever linked with liberty

associate stresses the mere fact of frequent occurrence or existence together in space or in logical relation.

- opera is popularly associated with high society

relate suggests the existence of a real or presumed logical connection.

- related what he observed to what he already knew

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