Antonyms for connection
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kuh-nek-shuhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : kəˈnɛk ʃən |
Definition of connection
Origin :- late 14c., conneccion, later connexioun (mid-15c.), from Old French connexion, from Latin connexionem (nominative connexio) "a binding or joining together," from *connexare, frequentative of conectere "to fasten together, to tie, join together," from com- "together" (see com-) + nectere "to bind, tie" (see nexus).
- Spelling shifted from connexion to connection (especially in American English) mid-18c. under influence of connect, abetted by affection, direction, etc.
- noun person who aids another in achieving goal
- noun something that connects, links
- noun something that communicates, relates
- I recur to it here as a plausible suggestion only, in connection with my theme.
- Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
- There was nothing mercenary in his connection with politics.
- Extract from : « Biographical Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- The smile grew in the short interval before the connection was made.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- The names of this phallic deity show his connection with the Sun.
- Extract from : « The Non-Christian Cross » by John Denham Parsons
- What connection exists between the sixth and seventh petitions?
- Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
- Are you perfectly sure there is nothing I need do for you in that connection?
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- This proposition is one of keen interest in connection with aviation.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
- Love and marriage were hardly within her imagination in connection with him.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- So you began your connection with us by stealing the French gun designs.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- Screwed the top on tight, which would make the connection, and then forgot the time.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
Synonyms for connection
- acquaintance
- affiliation
- affinity
- agent
- alliance
- ally
- application
- associate
- association
- attachment
- bearing
- bond
- combination
- commerce
- communication
- conjointment
- conjunction
- contact
- correlation
- correspondence
- coupling
- fastening
- friend
- go-between
- hookup
- intercourse
- intermediary
- interrelation
- joining
- joint
- junction
- juncture
- kin
- kindred
- kinship
- link
- linkage
- marriage
- mentor
- messenger
- network
- nexus
- partnerhip
- partnership
- reciprocity
- relation
- relationship
- relative
- relevance
- seam
- sponsor
- tie
- tie-in
- tie-up
- togetherness
- union
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