ASSOCIATIONAL Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

associational

adjective

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as in social

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Recent Examples of associational Defendants contest only that CASA has not satisfied the first requirement for such associational standing. — New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025

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Those fiscal strains come as political volatility and social unrest raise doubts about the government’s ability to deliver measures aimed at stabilizing the public finances.

— Jenni Reid,Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Growing up in Canada, Fielder was raised by two social workers, attended public school, and didn’t have cable television at home.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of social

Adjective

The candidate had just spent nearly 40 minutes addressing several dozen Orange County moms in Mission Viejo, a hilly and affluent enclave speckled with golf courses and Spanish colonial architecture.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
This 1953 colonial-style home had four bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms across 3,361 square feet.

— Gabe Castro-Root, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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