Synonyms of associations

associations

noun

plural of association

1

as in partnerships

the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)

the public television station is producing the series in association with a foundation for the arts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• partnerships
• relationships
• affiliations
• collaborations
• connections
• relations
• cooperations
• alliances
• liaisons
• unions
• interactions
• mergers
• confederations
• dealings
• hookups
• solidarities
• kinships
• interrelations
• tie-ups
• linkups
• exchanges
• interconnections
• integrations
• affinities
• incorporations
• sympathies
• reciprocities
• intimacies
• rapports
• unities
• symbioses
• unifications
• companies
• attachments
• businesses
• companionships
• mutualisms
• fellowships
• leagues
• cahoots
• beds
• colleagueships

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dissociations
• divisions
• dissolutions
• breakups
• separations
• partings
• splits
• disaffiliations
• severances
• divorces
• alienations
• estrangements
• disunions

2

as in organizations

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest

all associations meeting on town property must be registered with and approved by the registrar's office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• organizations
• institutions
• societies
• institutes
• brotherhoods
• fraternities
• chambers
• groups
• councils
• boards
• guilds
• collectives
• communities
• colleges
• communes
• clubs
• leagues
• fellowships
• chapters
• consortia
• cadres
• teams
• congresses
• partnerships
• alliances
• coalitions
• sodalities
• cooperatives
• circles
• orders
• cliques
• parties
• bodies
• clans
• camps
• blocs
• squads
• branches
• memberships
• crews
• outfits
• coteries
• locals
• sororities
• folds
• bands
• confederacies
• syndicates
• sets
• conspiracies
• gangs
• cartels
• sisterhoods
• cabals
• juntas
• klatches
• lots
• combines
• rings
• faithfuls
• juntos
• camarillas
• camorras

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of associations

Finding a local event hosted by over 13 country associations from the Nordics and Baltics to Croatia, Japan, and Australia and joining a group walk with an INWA instructor. — Lola Akinmade, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026

Pursuit recruits through the New York City Housing Authority, the public library system, local labor departments and community groups, and plans to add small business associations. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Mathews has been an officer on public housing trade associations like the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials. — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

In this study, black tea showed more consistent associations with lower cardiovascular risk, though green tea also showed benefits. — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

The algorithm can suggest associations that wouldn’t naturally occur to scholars and may help in the identification of people in portraits. — Karen Chernick, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

The point is that Republicans think Hollywood’s Q rating is so low that bashing a candidate with such associations can help them. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

Mitchell worries that rewarding models for thinking of themselves as having identities during fine-tuning could strengthen those earlier associations, potentially encouraging behavior that developers never intended. — Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2026

The president of the Unatras group of trucking associations, Paolo Uggè, said Salvini promised that payments would begin Wednesday and pledged legislation to address operating costs, the news agency LaPresse reported. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026