associations
Groups joined together
Associations are connections between things—people, ideas, or entities linked by relationship, memory, or common purpose.
An organization formed around shared interests is an association: the American Bar Association, a homeowners association.
Mental associations link concepts in the mind: The smell brought associations of childhood summers.
Free association lets one thought lead spontaneously to another.
Mental creations or plans
- memoriesStored past experiences
- thoughtsMental reflections
- conceptsAbstract mental constructs
- imageryVivid descriptive language
recall · triggers · cues · prompts · connotations · impressions · evocations · suggestions
Links between individuals
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- kinshipState of being related
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
- allianceFormal union of parties
camaraderie · affinity · rapport · collaboration · fellowship · acquaintance · networking · membership
Interconnected system
- linkageConnected system of parts
- interconnectionMutual joining of parts
- nexusConnecting central point
- webInterwoven filament structure
hub · junction · interface · integration · interdependence · mesh · convergence · crossroads
Structured group with purpose
- institutionEstablished organization or custom
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
trade group · chamber · board · council · committee · foundation · nonprofit · advocacy
ideas
Mental creations or plans
imagery · recall · triggers · cues · prompts · connotations · impressions · evocations · suggestions · reminders
relationships
Links between individuals
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- kinshipState of being related
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
alliance · camaraderie · affinity · rapport · collaboration · fellowship · acquaintance · networking · membership · guild
network
Interconnected system
- linkageConnected system of parts
- interconnectionMutual joining of parts
- nexusConnecting central point
web · hub · junction · interface · integration · interdependence · mesh · convergence · crossroads · coupling
organization
Structured group with purpose
- institutionEstablished organization or custom
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
trade group · syndicate · chamber · board · council · committee · foundation · nonprofit · advocacy · lobbying
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
- memoryremember, forget, recall, memorize, recollect
- organizationsorganization, organizations, company, companies, club
- memory aidsmnemonics, mnemonic, reminders, reminder, cue cards
- group sociologysocial groups, groups, teams, clubs, networks
- psychoanalysisFreud, id, ego, unconscious, Sigmund Freud
associationsdissociations
Mental breaks from experience
separations · disconnections · severances · divisions · detachments
associationsisolations
States of being apart
individuals · loners · independents · solitaries · non-members
associationsdissociations
Mental breaks from experience
disconnections · disassociations · compartmentalizations · separations · gaps
- 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