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group with common interest or pursuit n.
friendship n.
mental connection n.

NOUN

group with common interest or pursuit

Synonyms

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club company cooperative corporation federation guild league organization partnership society tribe union

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affiliation alliance band bunch circle clan clique coalition combination combo confederacy confederation congress crew crowd family fellowship fraternity gang hookup mob order outfit pool ring sodality sorority syndicate tie-in tie-up troops troupe zoo

WEAK

rat pack

Antonyms

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disunion separation

WEAK

aloneness antagonism disassociation division isolation opposition rivalry seclusion solitude

NOUN

friendship

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cooperation partnership

STRONG

acquaintance acquaintanceship affiliation agreement assistance camaraderie companionship comradeship conjunction familiarity fellowship fraternization friendliness hookup intimacy membership participation relation relationship

WEAK

frequenting

Antonyms

STRONG

aloofness disagreement ignorance incompatibility strangeness unfamiliarity

WEAK

aloneness antagonism disassociation disunion division isolation opposition rivalry seclusion separation solitude

NOUN

mental connection

Synonyms

STRONGEST

union

STRONG

bond combination concomitance concordance connotation correlation identification impression joining juxtaposition linkage mixing mixture pairing recollection relation remembrance tie

WEAK

linking lumping together train of thought

Antonyms

WEAK

aloneness antagonism disassociation disunion division isolation opposition rivalry seclusion separation solitude

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associations

Other professional associations, including the American Nursing Association and the American Society of Anesthesiologists, have established similar regulations.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

The overall associations remained consistent across several additional analyses and were stronger among older participants.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

But individual farmers as well as more than a dozen associations that represent growers, agricultural retailers and firms that spray pesticides have voiced opposition to the changes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

“An Unexpected Life” consists of short essays in which Steinem riffs on ideas and associations from her earlier years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Like many other pseudosciences, numerology is ancient, and acquires some respectability from its religious associations.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos