Antonyms for conjunction

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kuhn-juhngk-shuhn

Phonetic Transcription : kənˈdʒʌŋk ʃən

Definition of conjunction

Origin : late 14c., originally of planets, from Old French conjonction "union, joining, sexual intercourse" (12c.), from Latin coniunctionem (nominative coniunctio), from past participle stem of coniugare "join together" (see conjugal). Cf. Italian congiunzione, Spanish conjunción. Grammatical sense (late 14c.) was in Latin, a loan-translation of Greek syndesmos. The word also had the meaning "sexual union" 17c.-18c.

noun combination

Example sentences :

In conjunction they had bestowed upon him hours of incomparable sweetness.
Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler

Circumstances have operated in conjunction with your skill to "medicine me to repose."
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

It is the conjunction of those two men that makes me suspicious.
Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr

But their absence, taken in conjunction with the absence of the others, certainly was remarkable.
Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

He would take these men as part of the gang, working in conjunction with the boat.
Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

Your mocking laughter would be hard to bear in conjunction with losing you.
Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

Taken in conjunction with what happened to Barnes, it is deeply interesting.
Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

In their conjunction these two events were to influence the destinies of Europe.
Extract from : « The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series » by Rafael Sabatini

They had planned this move in conjunction with other and more important moves.
Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman

At times they act in conjunction with each other and at others, in opposition.
Extract from : « The Bow, Its History, Manufacture and Use » by Henry Saint-George

Synonyms for conjunction

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