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

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

That drive ended with Darnold and Smith-Njigba connecting for a 14-yard touchdown. — Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 26 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

There will be connecting passengers at either end of that Tokyo flight, of course, but connections can be made at several hubs, many of which have cheaper landing fees than Chicago. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

The private mountain road is the only way in and out of the subdivision, connecting residents to nearby highways and the surrounding communities. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026

In August 2025, the firm completed its initial operational test by connecting a sodium-ion platform directly to the domestic energy grid. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026

Customers for Peak who have put down a deposit include independent power providers Jupiter Power, Energy Vault and RWE Americas, who are connecting utilities, and increasingly data centers, with batteries. — Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

At the time, Gounder was a member of then-President Biden’s COVID-19 Advisory Board, connecting her to friends and colleagues that had Wahl home within three days. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026

Instead of directly electrically connecting the bottom of the dies to the substrate, the team tested an inductive coupling transceiver system. — IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2026

Organizers also have transformed portions of Figueroa Street into a festival corridor connecting the venues. — City News Service, Daily News, 2 July 2026

The digital thread is evolving from simply a passive flow of information connecting multiple data silos. — John Clemons, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026