Synonyms of correlation

correlation

noun

as in relationship

the relation between things that happen or change together

The study found no correlation between the popular diet and decreased risk of heart disease.

Related Words

• relationship
• similarity
• resemblance
• parallelism
• comparability
• equivalence
• equation
• equivalency
• correspondence
• similitude
• affinity
• semblance
• likeness
• parity
• alikeness
• analogousness
• community
• identity
• interchangeability
• agreement
• compatibility
• sameness
• accordance
• identicalness
• congruity
• par
• exchangeability
• conformity

Dissimilar Words

• inequality
• polarity
• conflict
• incongruity
• incompatibility
• incongruence
• nonconformity
• dichotomy
• difference
• differentiability
• imbalance
• discriminability
• discrepancy
• disparity
• disproportion
• dissimilarity
• distinguishability
• disagreement
• incongruousness
• distinctiveness
• distinctness
• unlikeness
• nonequivalence
• anomalousness
• dissimilitude
• disparateness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of correlation

Scientists say there’s a direct correlation between fire intensity and flood risk. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Sports teams’ valuations also have low correlations to the stock market typically, despite the lockstep gains since 2022 by equities and teams in the NHL, NFL and NBA. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2026

The goal is not to replicate her but to surface correlations across the business that no person could compute on their own in that amount of time. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

The vast majority of this work has explored correlations between consuming ultraprocessed foods and developing health problems. — Garrett M. Broad, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026