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

The bureaus must investigate your gripe, forward it and all relevant information to the associated furnisher and report the results back to you. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

Every four years, the annual General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) brings together timekeeping authorities from around the world to discuss efforts to maintain UTC and its associated standards. — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 8 July 2026

Verb

The band was associated with the grunge and riot grrrr scenes, but predated both movements’ mainstream moments. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 July 2026

As Darrold and Marty Glanville of Sunrise Flour Mill have noted, a skilled baker can use baker’s yeast to make bread with qualities that imitate those often associated with sourdough, such as a crisp, chewy crust and open crumb. — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 18 July 2026