Synonyms of associated

associated 1 of 2

adjective

as in related

Related Words

• related
• connected
• interrelated
• joined
• affiliated
• allied
• corresponding
• such
• similar
• interconnected
• comparable
• analogous
• akin
• matching
• kindred
• like
• parallel
• cognate
• correspondent
• same
• resembling
• alike
• identical
• relevant
• connate
• resemblant
• pertinent
• suchlike
• ditto
• cogent
• apposite
• germane
• apropos
• material

Dissimilar Words

• unrelated
• other
• different
• dissimilar
• diverse
• unlike
• distinctive
• distinct
• disparate
• distinguishable
• nonidentical
• differentiable
• diacritical
• unalike
• discriminable

associated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of associate

1

as in traveled

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 & Similar Words

• traveled
• connected
• related
• mixed
• joined
• bonded
• collaborated
• mingled
• ran
• befriended
• hooked up
• linked
• sorted
• consorted
• cooperated
• coupled
• affiliated
• allied
• fell in with
• hung (around or out)
• companied
• took up with
• tied
• attached
• grouped
• fraternized
• rubbed shoulders (with)
• consociated
• interrelated
• rubbed elbows (with)
• was friends with
• hobnobbed
• messed around
• rallied
• teamed
• chummed
• kept company (with)
• conjoined
• socialized
• banded
• clubbed
• palled (around)
• got on
• got along
• knotted
• sided
• colluded
• wedded
• ganged
• confederated
• leagued
• friended

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoided
• shunned
• snubbed
• alienated
• dispersed
• estranged
• split (up)
• split
• disbanded
• severed
• cold-shouldered
• broke up
• dissociated
• divorced
• sundered
• disjoined
• disunited

2

as in connected

to think of (something) in combination

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• connected
• correlated
• identified
• linked
• related
• compared
• equated
• grouped
• tied (together)
• likened
• joined
• lumped (together)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distinguished
• separated
• differentiated
• contrasted
• set off
• discriminated

3

as in combined

to come together to form a single unit

the elements hydrogen and oxygen associate to form molecules of water

Synonyms & Similar Words

• combined
• connected
• fused
• coupled
• united
• joined
• linked (up)
• conjoined
• coalesced
• unified
• conjugated
• married
• allied
• interfused
• mated
• yoked
• compounded
• clustered
• spliced
• chained
• assembled
• rejoined
• reunited
• convened
• confederated
• reconnected
• congregated
• met
• gathered
• leagued
• hitched
• hooked
• constellated
• recombined
• reunified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separated
• split
• severed
• isolated
• divided
• parted
• resolved
• broke up
• sundered
• sectioned
• disconnected
• dissociated
• detached
• divorced
• unlinked
• uncoupled
• fractionated
• scattered
• dissevered
• dispersed
• disjointed
• disjoined
• disbanded
• disaffiliated
• disunited
• unyoked

4

as in cooperated

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 & Similar Words

• cooperated
• united
• collaborated
• allied
• federated
• merged
• organized
• coalesced
• closed ranks
• conjoined
• confederated
• clubbed
• banded (together)
• consolidated
• linked
• pulled together
• joined
• leagued
• affiliated
• converged
• combined
• grouped
• incorporated
• cohered
• amalgamated
• teamed (up)
• tied
• ganged up
• unionized
• caballed
• hung together
• knotted
• conglomerated
• wedded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separated
• disbanded
• dissolved
• broke up
• split
• severed
• detached
• segregated
• divorced
• parted
• disengaged
• fell out
• alienated
• estranged
• sundered
• disunited

5

as in mixed

to take part in social activities

you should try to associate with people your own age

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mixed
• mingled
• socialized
• went out
• stepped out
• rubbed elbows
• reveled
• fraternized
• hobnobbed
• partied
• circulated
• caroused

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoided
• shunned
• eschewed
• slighted
• snubbed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of associated

Adjective

City outlines restrictions on camera use In its statement, the city said officers must enter an offense type and associated case number when conducting historical ALPR searches as part of investigations. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Breaking the law can trigger Boise’s nuisance abatement process, which allows city staff to come in and clear the problem, possibly billing a property owner for associated costs. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026

Verb

The primary danger of these apps is not the fees associated with using just one, Feltner noted. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

These ripples are associated with spikes of activity in the prefrontal cortex, and scientists only observe them during periods of sleep or quiet, wakeful rest. — Sean McCabe, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026