Synonyms of connecting

connecting 1 of 3

noun

as in merging

the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one

the connecting of the truck to the trailer was easily accomplished

Synonyms & Similar Words

• merging
• merger
• unification
• consolidation
• combining
• linking
• connection
• coupling
• combination
• amalgamation
• union
• junction
• synthesis
• blend
• mixture
• mix
• fusion
• reunification
• mingling
• intermingling
• coalescence
• commingling
• compounding
• reunion
• agglomeration
• intermixture

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• split
• partition
• disconnection
• division
• parting
• dissolution
• breakup
• schism
• separation
• detachment
• scission
• disunion
• severance
• divorcement

connecting

2 of 3

adjective

as in connected

Related Words

• connected
• communicating
• joined
• attached
• linked
• interconnecting
• closest
• nearby
• united
• nearest
• embracing
• joining
• adjacent
• encircling
• surrounding
• approximate
• next-door
• near
• adjoining
• immediate
• contiguous
• bounding
• touching
• nigh
• close
• neighboring
• enclosing
• juxtaposed
• abutting
• peripheral
• flanking
• marginal
• tangential
• fencing
• fringing
• conterminous
• circumjacent
• rimming
• skirting
• bordering
• flush
• encompassing
• tangent
• ambient
• verging

Dissimilar Words

• separate
• apart
• unconnected
• single
• isolated
• discrete
• disconnected
• noncontiguous
• detached
• nonadjacent
• isolate
• unlinked
• removed
• unattached
• distant
• remote
• free-standing
• farthest
• far
• away
• divided
• discontinuous
• resolved
• severed
• split
• broken up
• noncontinuous
• uncoupled
• far-off
• parted
• dissociated
• divorced
• faraway
• ramified
• disunited
• disjoined
• sundered
• dissevered
• unyoked

connecting

3 of 3

verb

present participle of connect

1

as in integrating

to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole

connect all the sets of lights and attach them to the branches of the Christmas tree

Synonyms & Similar Words

• integrating
• coupling
• linking
• interconnecting
• stringing
• combining
• interlinking
• hooking
• joining
• chaining
• yoking
• concatenating
• compounding
• conjugating
• catenating
• interlocking
• hitching
• welding
• articulating
• wiring
• dovetailing
• intermeshing
• fusing
• cementing
• cording
• uniting
• coalescing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disconnecting
• separating
• dividing
• splitting
• uncoupling
• detaching
• unhitching
• disengaging
• parting
• disjoining
• unlinking
• severing
• disuniting
• dissevering
• unchaining
• disjointing
• unyoking
• cleaving
• rupturing
• sundering

2

as in combining

to come together to form a single unit

the two interstate highways connect, so a driver can go from one corner of the state to the other without much trouble

Synonyms & Similar Words

• combining
• fusing
• uniting
• joining
• coupling
• unifying
• linking (up)
• associating
• coalescing
• marrying
• conjoining
• conjugating
• interfusing
• mating
• yoking
• reconnecting
• allying
• reuniting
• splicing
• assembling
• chaining
• hooking
• compounding
• rejoining
• convening
• clustering
• congregating
• confederating
• hitching
• meeting
• gathering
• leaguing
• recombining
• constellating
• reunifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separating
• splitting
• severing
• parting
• dividing
• disconnecting
• resolving
• isolating
• sectioning
• breaking up
• detaching
• dissociating
• divorcing
• sundering
• fractionating
• unlinking
• uncoupling
• dissevering
• dispersing
• scattering
• disjoining
• disbanding
• disuniting
• disjointing
• unyoking
• disaffiliating

3

as in associating

to think of (something) in combination

opera is popularly connected with high society

Synonyms & Similar Words

• associating
• identifying
• linking
• correlating
• relating
• equating
• comparing
• grouping
• joining
• likening
• tying (together)
• lumping (together)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separating
• contrasting
• distinguishing
• differentiating
• discriminating
• setting off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of connecting

Noun

Fields made two catches for 25 yards and was twice targeted on deep shots that just missed connecting. — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Two of the company's vessels, Icon and Star of the Seas, feature exterior doors to connecting cabins — replacing the traditional interior door, as Royal Caribbean Blog reported. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026

According to Ryan, the right kitchen sells the dream of entertaining, connecting, and living well. — Cori Sears, The Spruce, 27 Jan. 2026

The power-plant theory is an iteration of that tradition—a movement away from mystical explanations such as the Curse of the Billy Goat and toward shareable deep dives, investigations, and dot-connecting. — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026

SpaceX's Starlink constellation, which now totals more than 9,100 operational satellites, provides internet access to areas around the world where other means of connecting are either sparse non existent. — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 7 Dec. 2025

Thankfully, due to a lot of personal research, the connecting of many dots, and a strong Wi-Fi signal, Teddy has uncovered the truth. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025

Adjective

Znotins acknowledges that the airline makes prices for those non-connecting trips expensive to discourage non-connecting customers from booking them. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026

Gateway is modified to first repair the old 1910 tunnel immediately and construct a more economical new tunnel (without expensive and unneeded bench walls and cross-connecting passageways) and link it directly into Penn Station. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026

So mature, his conviction, his instincts, his fearlessness, and to give something which is so different yet so connecting. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025

Verb

Senior quarterback Wyatt Tewell has completed 74 of 105 pass attempts for 1,049 yards and 13 TDs with just one interception, connecting with an assortment of receivers. — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

His goal is to broaden the museum’s reach, not just show by show, but by connecting it to a larger community of civic leaders and arts organizations. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

The complex structure on the sphere has had far-reaching uses, such as connecting complicated, ugly equations that live on its surface to simple, polynomial equations. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2026

Brad came out to New Zealand pretty early and just started working with them and learning how to be a dog trainer, learning Uber’s personality, and just really connecting with him more than anything. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026

Images connecting childhood and sexuality are a part of pop culture and even mainstream pornography. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Rather than relying primarily on publicly available information, prioritize connecting AI more deeply to the knowledge that already exists inside your business. — Samir Dutta, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Yes; connecting rooms are available, while larger apartments have kitchens and work particularly well for families wanting more space. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026

The memoir, out April 27, 2027, via Penguin Random House, traces Zauner’s year in South Korea, connecting with her family in Seoul and learning Korean in the hopes of reading her late mother’s diary. — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026