HOOKUP Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈhu̇k-ˌəp

Definition of hookup

as in partnership

the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters) the drama club's hookup with a local acting company provided several aspiring young actors with experience doing summer theater

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verb

as in to travel

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

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Recent Examples of hookup

Noun

When horseplay turns into an impromptu hookup, neither of the young men fight the urge. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026 The event was a watershed moment for a brand that has carried the stigma of being a hookup app. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026

Verb

Decades of four-year liberal arts grads can't turn a screwdriver to hook up the transformers to the electrical system. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 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 See All Example Sentences for hookup

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Noun

The orbital laboratory is operated through a global partnership of space agencies, including NASA, Roscosmos, the European Space Agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and the Canadian Space Agency.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 July 2026
The partnership highlights the growing potential of Poltrona Frau’s Custom Interiors unit and its leadership in developing furniture that integrates into high-profile cultural and architectural projects.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 6 July 2026

Definition of partnership

Verb

More than 40 tall ships from 20 foreign countries participated, traveling through New York Harbor from near Sandy Hook, New Jersey, up to the George Washington Bridge.

— Nicole Jao, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Several Iraqi provinces announced official holidays to allow mourners to travel.

— Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Definition of travel

Noun

Sanz appeared in seven episodes of the Emmy-winning show, which chronicled her life as an adult with Down syndrome, including her relationship with husband, Angel.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
The plants and animals Williford’s ancestors held relationships with became strangers.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of relationship

Noun

As a longtime resident near the property, Van Sistine serves as Board Chair of the neighborhood association Ballpark Collective RNO and played a key role in establishing the Ballpark General Improvement District.

— Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 9 July 2026
Homeowners agreed to pool those funds through their homeowners association so the road could be rebuilt.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026

Definition of association

Verb

Villaraigosa, who led the city from 2005-13 and recently ran for governor, argued that this is not the right time to make even that change.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Between there, and running upstairs to supervise fittings of his monumentally sculptural work with his stylist Tallulah Harlech, the designer caught a rare moment to sit and talk.

— Sarah Mower, Vogue, 3 July 2026

Definition of run

Noun

Air Force partnership expands The award extends Asylon’s collaboration with the Air Force beyond autonomous security operations, an area where its robotic platforms already support active missions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Danish jewelry giant Pandora introduced a creative platform in collaboration with British stylist Harry Lambert, called Pandora Wonders.

— Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 10 July 2026

Definition of collaboration

Verb

Newport Beach now prohibits canopies larger than 6 feet by 6 feet and requires that the structures not be connected.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
In other words, different machines will handle different jobs while staying connected through the same software system.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

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