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

There’s the decline in regular religious attendance, which now stands at 34 percent, and the corresponding waning of associated ceremonies. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

The city has made no commitments regarding extension agreements, but said the companies could be required to pay all associated costs. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026

Verb

In order to accommodate the staggering power demand associated with data centers, expanding rural power grids may prove essential. — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 26 July 2026

Among them were a former rural mayor, an ex-police commander, a bar owner, a rancher, a fireman and various entrepreneurs associated with mining and construction, industries heavily subject to extortion demands. — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026