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Antonyms for association
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uh-soh-see-ey-shuhn, -shee- |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˌsoʊ siˈeɪ ʃən, -ʃi- |
Definition of association
Origin :- 1530s, "action of coming together," from Medieval Latin associationem (nominative associatio), noun of action from past participle stem of associare (see associate). Meaning "a body of persons with a common purpose" is from 1650s. Meaning "mental connection" is from 1680s; that of "quality or thing called to mind by something else" is from 1810.
- noun group with common interest or pursuit
- noun friendship
- noun mental connection
- It was formed, in fact, by the Articles of Association in 1774.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Her eyes were so blue that but for the association he would have called her Sapphira.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Otherwise the agent will soon put an end to the Association.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 12, June 18, 1870 » by Various
- Anyone shall have the right to belong to any association and to leave it when he pleases.
- Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
- The reason of this is that any 'property' of the association, in the ordinary sense, does not exist.
- Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
- There are no proprietors--merely usufructuaries of the association's capital.
- Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
- The wire puzzles and the association tea were an immense feature of these.
- Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
- Similarly, the association of ideas is passive, and in consequence is a kind of passion.
- Extract from : « Initiation into Philosophy » by Emile Faguet
- Nothing is spoken of, but the approaching meeting of the association.
- Extract from : « The Mudfog and Other Sketches » by Charles Dickens
- One is that it got its name from its association with hymns to the Virgin.
- Extract from : « How the Piano Came to Be » by Ellye Howell Glover
Synonyms for association
- acquaintance
- acquaintanceship
- affiliation
- agreement
- alliance
- assistance
- band
- bond
- bunch
- camaraderie
- circle
- clan
- clique
- club
- coalition
- combination
- combo
- companionship
- company
- comradeship
- concomitance
- concordance
- confederacy
- confederation
- congress
- conjunction
- connotation
- cooperation
- cooperative
- corporation
- correlation
- crew
- crowd
- familiarity
- family
- federation
- fellowship
- fraternity
- fraternization
- frequenting
- friendliness
- gang
- guild
- hookup
- identification
- impression
- intimacy
- joining
- juxtaposition
- league
- linkage
- linking
- lumping together
- membership
- mixing
- mixture
- mob
- order
- organization
- outfit
- pairing
- participation
- partnership
- pool
- rat pack
- recollection
- relation
- relationship
- remembrance
- ring
- society
- sodality
- sorority
- syndicate
- tie
- tie-in
- tie-up
- train of thought
- tribe
- troops
- troupe
- union
- zoo
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