Synonyms of associates

associates 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of associate

1

as in travels

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

• travels
• bonds
• collaborates
• companies
• connects
• joins
• runs
• friends
• mixes
• relates
• sorts
• chums
• consorts
• mingles
• allies
• befriends
• affiliates
• cooperates
• fraternizes
• hooks up
• groups
• rubs shoulders (with)
• hangs (around or out)
• takes up with
• falls in with
• teams
• pals (around)
• keeps company (with)
• ties
• rubs elbows (with)
• clubs
• consociates
• couples
• gangs
• hobnobs
• links
• sides
• messes around
• rallies
• socializes
• is friends with
• interrelates
• colludes
• bands
• confederates
• gets on
• gets along
• attaches
• conjoins
• leagues
• knots
• weds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• shuns
• alienates
• snubs
• estranges
• cold-shoulders
• splits (up)
• breaks up
• disperses
• splits
• dissociates
• disbands
• severs
• divorces
• disjoins
• sunders
• disunites

2

as in identifies

to think of (something) in combination

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• identifies
• correlates
• connects
• links
• equates
• relates
• compares
• groups
• ties (together)
• joins
• likens
• lumps (together)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contrasts
• distinguishes
• separates
• differentiates
• sets off
• discriminates

3

as in combines

to come together to form a single unit

the elements hydrogen and oxygen associate to form molecules of water

Synonyms & Similar Words

• combines
• connects
• fuses
• couples
• joins
• unites
• allies
• unifies
• mates
• links (up)
• conjugates
• coalesces
• conjoins
• marries
• interfuses
• chains
• confederates
• compounds
• yokes
• clusters
• leagues
• splices
• rejoins
• assembles
• reunites
• reconnects
• convenes
• constellates
• hooks
• hitches
• meets
• recombines
• congregates
• gathers
• reunifies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• parts
• sections
• splits
• separates
• severs
• breaks up
• isolates
• sunders
• resolves
• disconnects
• divides
• dissociates
• dissevers
• divorces
• unlinks
• detaches
• uncouples
• disjoins
• fractionates
• disunites
• disperses
• unyokes
• disjoints
• scatters
• disbands
• disaffiliates

4

as in cooperates

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

• cooperates
• allies
• unites
• collaborates
• federates
• clubs
• confederates
• merges
• affiliates
• pulls together
• organizes
• groups
• coalesces
• leagues
• bands (together)
• coheres
• closes ranks
• joins
• conjoins
• consolidates
• hangs together
• converges
• teams (up)
• links
• incorporates
• amalgamates
• unionizes
• ties
• gangs up
• combines
• cabals
• conglomerates
• knots
• weds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• parts
• breaks up
• disbands
• splits
• dissolves
• separates
• segregates
• severs
• divorces
• disengages
• detaches
• falls out
• alienates
• estranges
• sunders
• disunites

5

as in mixes

to take part in social activities

you should try to associate with people your own age

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mixes
• mingles
• socializes
• parties
• goes out
• rubs elbows
• fraternizes
• steps out
• revels
• hobnobs
• carouses
• circulates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• shuns
• eschews
• snubs
• slights

associates

2 of 2

noun

plural of associate

1

as in colleagues

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 & Similar Words

• colleagues
• friends
• peers
• buddies
• accomplices
• cohorts
• companions
• comrades
• fellows
• classmates
• partners
• compatriots
• compeers
• cronies
• teammates
• mates
• collaborators
• allies
• coworkers
• running mates
• affiliates
• hobnobbers
• pals
• workmates
• confidants
• intimates
• chums
• equals
• confederates
• countrymen
• familiars
• playmates
• shipmates
• halves
• schoolmates
• roommates
• attendants
• housemates
• messmates
• parasites
• escorts
• leeches
• playfellows
• hangers-on
• hearties

2

as in coworkers

a fellow worker

my associates at the office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• colleagues
• coworkers
• peers
• partners
• buddies
• confreres
• allies
• collaborators
• accomplices
• fellows
• equals
• cohorts
• pals
• comrades
• companions
• copartners
• confederates
• halves
• countrymen
• compatriots
• chums
• cronies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of associates

Verb

What being Southern meant to his father—and the values Duane associates with being a Southern gentleman. — Sid Evans, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2026

The productivity boom everyone associates with the personal computer didn’t actually show up in the macro data until 15 years after the PC was commercialized. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 July 2026

The two-time Oscar winner, who was born in Concord and grew up in the East Bay, associates that sign with some of his favorite Bay Area childhood memories. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 June 2026

The third vessel, for example, contains circular discs symbolizing water, which Chan associates with rebirth. — Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026

In practical terms, that means Forest now associates humans with food and safety, the opposite of what a wild deer needs to survive. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026

Greene’s heart-to-heart media tour has been jarring liberals and anyone else who associates her with conspiratorial beliefs and outrageous comments. — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025

Everyone associates that with us. — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025

Hunger can be another motivator, especially if your feline associates certain times or behaviors with food. — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025

Noun

Detectives are asking anyone who knew him or has information about his friends, associates or recent activities to come forward. — Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Bloomberg’s reporting on Betancourt is based on interviews with his business associates, government officials and advisers familiar with his work. — Fabiola Zerpa, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

Bottom line, associates are supported and encouraged rather than micromanaged. — Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Along with police and technical witnesses, they are expected to include people who saw Shakur moments before he was shot and those who were associates of both Shakur and Davis at the time. — Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

Albertsons said in its 2022 announcement that its merger with Kroger would give them a combined total of more than 710,000 associates, 4,996 stores, 66 distribution centers, 52 manufacturing plants, 3,972 pharmacies and 2,015 fuel centers. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026

The room full of Tupac fans – who sat alongside journalists and some of the rapper’s relatives and one-time associates – was a testament to the lasting legacy of his music and the sense of tragedy and intrigue around his killing. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

In interviews, eight former employees and business associates of his tech company described Hilton as a creative thinker and gifted communicator. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

New York City icon 50 Cent pulled up to the show with his G-Unit associates Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo. — Lucas Villa, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026