A formal association of people with similar interests.
a social or business relationship: "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"
the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"
a formal organization of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"
any process of combination (in solution) that depend on relatively weak chemical bonding
the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination; "his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break"
the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association"
(ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species
a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"
(chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding
a relation resulting from interaction or dependence; "flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear"; "the host is not always injured by association with a parasite"
a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"
the act of consorting with or joining with others
the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
a formal organization of people or groups of people
a relation resulting from interaction or dependence
a social or business relationship
the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination
Synonyms for the word association
affiliation
alliance
company
connection
connexion
connotation
correlation
fraternity
friendship
group
involvement
link
memory
organization
overtone
relationship
reminder
society
sorority
suggestion
tie
tie-up
union
Similar words in the association
association
association's
Meronymys for the word association
associate
chapter
Hyponyms for the word association
AARP
affiliation
American Baptist Convention
American Legion
antibiosis
ASEAN
Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons
