associations

Definitions

A connection or relationship between people, organizations, or ideas.

Groups of people organized for a joint purpose or shared interest.

The mental process of connecting one idea, memory, or feeling with another.

Examples

The psychologist asked the patient to describe his immediate associations with the word 'home'.

Many professional associations offer networking opportunities for people in the technology sector.

Our brains often form strong associations between specific scents and childhood memories.

Synonyms

organizations alliances coalitions partnerships unions groups affiliations

Antonyms

divisions separations disconnections isolations estrangements splits dissociations