associated
Tied to another
Associated describes a connection or relationship between things.
Two associated ideas are linked in thought; associated costs come along with a purchase.
As a title, associate indicates a junior rank: an associate professor or associate judge holds a position below full status.
To associate is to connect mentally or to spend time with: I associate that song with summer; She associates with artists.
Fastened to another
bonded · tied · related · interconnected · correlated · intertwined · bound · paired
Participating or complicated
- complicitSharing guilt in wrongdoing
- connectedJoined to another
- entangledTwisted together inseparably
- embroiledInvolved in conflict
incriminated · suspected · linked · tied · enmeshed · caught up · mixed up · party to
Jointly organized group
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
league · coalition · bloc · cartel · assembly · consortium · network · cluster
State of belonging
- allianceFormal union of parties
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- unionJoining into one
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
partnership · organization · institution · chapter · branch · subsidiary · affiliate · member
Joint intellectual work
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- allianceFormal union of parties
- duoTwo working together
tandem · joint venture · accomplice · confederate · collaborator · co-conspirator · sidekick · comrade
linked
Fastened to another
united · bonded · tied · related · interconnected · correlated · intertwined · bound · paired · matched
involved
Participating or complicated
embroiled · incriminated · suspected · linked · tied · enmeshed · caught up · mixed up · party to · accessory
collective
Jointly organized group
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
guild · league · coalition · bloc · cartel · assembly · consortium · network · cluster · cohort
membership
State of belonging
- allianceFormal union of parties
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- unionJoining into one
consortium · partnership · organization · institution · chapter · branch · subsidiary · affiliate · member · sponsor
collaboration
Joint intellectual work
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- allianceFormal union of parties
duo · tandem · joint venture · accomplice · confederate · collaborator · co-conspirator · sidekick · comrade · companion
- Samenessalike, similar, likeness, resemblance, matching
- companionshipaccompanied, unaccompanied, together, alone, solo
associatedunrelated
Having no link
unconnected · disconnected · unassociated · separate · nonassociated
associatedunaffiliated
Not formally connected
independent · disaffiliated · nonaffiliated · unallied · nonmember
associatedindependent
Free from external control
standalone · autonomous · self-contained · free-standing · solitary
- freedom of associationRight to join groups
- word associationLinking concepts spontaneously
- homeowners associationResidential community management organization
- professional associationsGroups organized by occupation
- free associationUnfiltered verbal thought flow
- community associationsOrganizations managing shared property
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