Synonyms of linking

linking 1 of 2

noun

as in merging

the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one

the linking of state roads and highways into one interstate highway system

Synonyms & Similar Words

• merging
• connecting
• unification
• merger
• consolidation
• combining
• coupling
• combination
• connection
• amalgamation
• union
• junction
• synthesis
• mixture
• blend
• mix
• fusion
• reunification
• compounding
• intermingling
• mingling
• coalescence
• agglomeration
• commingling
• reunion
• intermixture

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• split
• division
• parting
• dissolution
• partition
• disconnection
• breakup
• schism
• separation
• scission
• severance
• disunion
• detachment
• divorcement

linking

2 of 2

verb

present participle of link

1

as in connecting

to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole

she linked the flowers together to form a long chain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• connecting
• integrating
• coupling
• interconnecting
• stringing
• interlinking
• combining
• chaining
• yoking
• joining
• hooking
• compounding
• concatenating
• conjugating
• hitching
• interlocking
• catenating
• dovetailing
• articulating
• intermeshing
• welding
• wiring
• fusing
• cementing
• cording
• uniting
• coalescing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separating
• disconnecting
• dividing
• splitting
• uncoupling
• unhitching
• unlinking
• detaching
• parting
• disengaging
• disjoining
• severing
• unchaining
• disuniting
• disjointing
• unyoking
• dissevering
• cleaving
• rupturing
• sundering

2

as in associating

to think of (something) in combination

since childhood I have always linked trips to the beach with the discomforts of sunburn and sand in my clothes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• associating
• connecting
• correlating
• identifying
• relating
• equating
• comparing
• grouping
• likening
• tying (together)
• joining
• lumping (together)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separating
• contrasting
• distinguishing
• differentiating
• discriminating
• setting off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of linking

Noun

Plus, many brand advertisers still don’t understand foundational linking, despite now being focused on outcomes. — Lauren Newman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

This deal saves you 31% on a pocket-sized audio powerhouse packing an IP67 waterproof rating, 12 hours of active playtime, and advanced PartyBoost multi-speaker linking. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026

The long necklace, from around 1910, has seed pearl linking, which is accented at intervals by scroll and floral spacers. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 May 2026

Starmer’s comments risk angering many within his party, who will take issue with his linking of antisemitism with pro-Palestinian activism. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2026

Because the face acts as a permanent linking key, this level of identity theft is difficult to reverse. — Jonathan S. Weissman, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026

With this approach, strategy moves beyond publication and into refining headlines, improving internal linking, and updating underperforming pages to boost engagement. — William Jones, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026

As playful as the movie is, its central tale of persecution and resistance plays not like an allegory but like a communion, a linking of the times—the inspiration of conscience by the revelation of past heroism, political and artistic. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026

Walmart introduced an in-app ChatGPT service on Tuesday that supports linking, loyalty and Walmart payments, OpenAI said. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026

Verb

While the search for the jewels is ongoing, investigators have found no digital communications or physical evidence linking anyone beyond the four suspects to the theft. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026

The Tower Bridge Dinner takes place on the Tower Bridge linking Sacramento and West Sacramento. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026

As the pass map below shows, Oyarzabal concentrated more on linking play, frequently dropping deeper than wide attackers Lamine Yamal and Alex Baena. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 11 July 2026

Traditionally, integrating applications was about linking to the right rows and columns in a database. — Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

And then pressed into cylindrical test parts to measure density and compressive strength, successfully linking prill structure directly to final performance. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Currently, there is no evidence of a single source linking the case clusters. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Lab, a creative hub linking Qatar’s design scene with Milan, featuring under-35 talent and finalists from its international competition launched during Milan Design Week 2025. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 9 July 2026

Microsoft is betting that tighter integration, such as linking models, workflows, and proprietary data, will unlock tangible productivity gains and justify continued spending. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 6 July 2026