HOOKING UP Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

hooking up

verb

present participle of hook up

as in traveling

to come or be together as friends former classmates who hooked up and started a business together

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Recent Examples of hooking up Striking a balance between mellowness and fun is an imperative for a cohort that’s drinking less, hooking up less, and staying in more. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026 The broader argument for the Sky-ITV deal is that this is not consolidation for its own sake, but a necessary response to a market utterly transformed by platforms that barely existed the last time British broadcasters discussed hooking up. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026 As the arrows on the chart indicate, the red line (sellers) is hooking down and the green line (buyers) is hooking up. — Nishant Pant, CNBC, 7 July 2026 The term first popped up during the June 21 episode of Love Island USA, when Kenzie Annis and Corbin Mims were shown hooking up in bed. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 29 June 2026 To make entertaining more fun, plug your speaker or outdoor TV into an electrical outlet, or make a frozen margarita after hooking up your blender. — Sarah Scott, Southern Living, 28 June 2026 There were endless questions to be answered — namely, how Amanda and West could betray Ciara Miller and Kyle Cooke by hooking up behind their backs … and lying to everyone about it. — Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026 Her thoughts on the idea of Jackie hooking up with the English lawyer who’s representing her in a big new case? — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 June 2026 The young whippersnappers in their nice Manhattan apartments see the COVID-19 pandemic as simply one more roadblock between them and hooking up. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 2 June 2026

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That made things much easier, especially for family members traveling internationally for the first time.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
The Koester family was traveling to Nashville for a soccer tournament when the crash occurred, according to the fundraiser.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026

Definition of traveling

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The rest of the party is mostly silent, forever associating itself with a movement that’s intent on destroying the centrist parts of the Democratic Party.

— Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2026
Meanwhile, the connection between hair shedding and ferritin is well documented, with studies associating low ferritin levels with telogen effluvium, a form of temporary hair loss.

— Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 15 July 2026

Definition of associating

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Social media became a running chronicle of the movement, helping transform an exam grievance into a national conversation.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
In video her family shared on Instagram, several police officers can be seen running toward the commotion while parents clutch their children.

— Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 28 July 2026

Definition of running

Verb

The sport of kings, as it was known, also transcended class boundaries, with blue-collar bettors mixing with relatively wealthy owners and middle-class fans.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Philippe the Original was in business, but Musso & Frank Grill was three years away from mixing its first martini.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of mixing

Verb

America’s busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, is considering joining the program.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Girls star Zosia Mamet is returning to HBO, joining the cast of Industry for the financial thriller’s upcoming fifth and final season.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 July 2026

Definition of joining

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The platform also has a core strategic focus on partnerships, actively collaborating with established creators, independent producers and library holders.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 July 2026
In addition to collaborating on the Artists Living With Cancer Grant, the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation also offers $5,000 medical emergency grants for artists with medical or dental emergencies.

— News Desk, Artforum, 16 July 2026

Definition of collaborating

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