Synonyms of hooks up

hooks up

verb

present tense third-person singular of hook up

as in travels

to come or be together as friends

former classmates who hooked up and started a business together

Synonyms & Similar Words

• travels
• associates
• bonds
• runs
• connects
• hangs (around or out)
• rubs shoulders (with)
• fraternizes
• mixes
• joins
• collaborates
• relates
• takes up with
• falls in with
• pals (around)
• sorts
• mingles
• companies
• rubs elbows (with)
• befriends
• messes around
• consociates
• consorts
• chums
• friends
• keeps company (with)
• cooperates
• allies
• groups
• gets on
• hobnobs
• teams
• links
• sides
• affiliates
• ties
• clubs
• rallies
• couples
• gangs
• gets along
• attaches
• is friends with
• colludes
• interrelates
• knots
• socializes
• bands
• conjoins
• leagues
• weds
• confederates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• shuns
• breaks up
• snubs
• splits (up)
• alienates
• cold-shoulders
• estranges
• disperses
• splits
• dissociates
• disbands
• severs
• divorces
• disjoins
• disunites
• sunders

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hooks up

Tony contains details directly pulled from Kitchen Confidential, including a memorable moment in which one of the cooks (Leo Woodall) hooks up with a bride who visits the restaurant immediately following her own wedding. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

And Cody still comes out before the season starts and takes BP, hooks up the kids with some Nike stuff. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Its lightweight frame packages a swift 5-minute charge option that hooks up 3 hours of extra listening, Multi-Point device switching, and Voice Aware side-tone monitoring for phone calls. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026

Kimbo also hooks up a standard electrical system with 2-kWh, 12-V lithium battery, 240-W Renogy solar panel setup, integrated wiring and shore power hookup. — New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2026

Nike consistently hooks up the University of Oregon‘s athletic programs with exclusive sneakers because of their longstanding relationship, and the newest spoils to emerge come via Nike’s most futuristic new basketball sneaker. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 9 Mar. 2026

And yet Guy still takes Kevis home to his apartment and hooks up with her! — Lily Osler, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2025

Meanwhile, his sister Audrey (anatasia Phillips) secretly hooks up with his best friend Backwoods (Daniel Petronijevic), while beloved site manager Chelsea (Jennifer Spence) faces an uncomfortable truth when Jenn Conch (Jennifer Irwin) returns to Imperial Valley and wants to fit in. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025

Meanwhile, Jeremiah continues to struggle with his breakup from Belly and hooks up with Steven and Taylor's friends. — Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025