associating
Making mental connections
Associating is the act of connecting things mentally or socially.
You might be associating a smell with a memory, or associating with people your parents disapprove of.
The word carries both neutral senses associating cause with effect and judgmental ones: I don't like who she's been associating with lately.
Joining with another cooperatively
- collaboratingWorking jointly with others
- affiliatingJoining an organization formally
- allyingForming a pact
- cooperatingWorking jointly toward goals
teaming · aligning · joining · consorting · unionizing · syndicating · merging · federation
Forming a connection
- joiningLinking into one
- couplingJoint between systems
- bondingForming close connections
- attachingJoining to something else
relating · correlating · pairing · matching · grouping · combining · uniting · tying
Casual social interaction
- socializingEngaging with others recreationally
- befriendingBecoming close to someone
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- fraternizingAssociating informally, often inappropriately
mixing · congregating · gathering · hobnobbing · consorting · acquainting · companionship · fellowship
Forming close connections
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- kinshipState of being related
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
connection · closeness · rapport · loyalty · devotion · companionship · affinity · empathy
Retaining past information
- recallingBringing to mind again
- evokingCalling into consciousness
- triggeringCausing to activate
- suggestingOffering an idea indirectly
connoting · implying · invoking · conjuring · reminding · recognizing · identifying · thinking
partnering
Joining with another cooperatively
- collaboratingWorking jointly with others
- affiliatingJoining an organization formally
- allyingForming a pact
cooperating · teaming · aligning · joining · consorting · unionizing · syndicating · merging · federation · coalition
linking
Forming a connection
attaching · relating · correlating · pairing · matching · grouping · combining · uniting · tying · bridging
mingling
Casual social interaction
- socializingEngaging with others recreationally
- befriendingBecoming close to someone
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
fraternizing · mixing · congregating · gathering · hobnobbing · consorting · acquainting · companionship · fellowship · camaraderie
bonding
Forming close connections
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- kinshipState of being related
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
friendship · connection · closeness · rapport · loyalty · devotion · companionship · affinity · empathy · understanding
remembering
Retaining past information
- recallingBringing to mind again
- evokingCalling into consciousness
- triggeringCausing to activate
suggesting · connoting · implying · invoking · conjuring · reminding · recognizing · identifying · thinking · imagining
- Relatinglinking, connecting, pertaining, correlating, referencing
- searchingsearching, rummaging, digging, looking through, finding
- teamworkteamwork, co-op mode, collaborate, team games, assists
- assigningassigning, allocating, appointing, attributing, crediting
- recallingremembering, reminiscing, flashback, memorizing, recognition
associatingdissociating
Mentally separating from awareness
disassociating · separating · distancing · isolating · avoiding
associatingdissociating
Mentally separating from awareness
distinguishing · differentiating · separating · disconnecting · decoupling
associatingdissociating
Mentally separating from awareness
disaffiliating · withdrawing · resigning · seceding · detaching
- 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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