Definitions

in relation to

Part of Speech:

All (3) Adjective (1) Preposition (2)

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regarding adj.
about prep.
toward/towards prep.

ADJECTIVE

regarding

Synonyms

STRONG

respecting

WEAK

about as regards as to in regard to with reference to with regard to with respect to

PREPOSITION

about

Synonyms

WEAK

apropos as concerns as respects dealing with in connection with in respect to referring to regarding relative to touching touching on

Antonyms

WEAK

afar away distant far remote

PREPOSITION

toward/towards

Synonyms

WEAK

against almost approaching close to coming up contra en route facing for fronting headed for in the direction of in the vicinity just before moving nearing nearly not quite on the road to over against pointing to proceeding shortly before to via vis-à-vis

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in relation to

Prosecutors are asking a judge to issue a warrant for De Anda’s arrest in relation to the charges, with an arraignment to be set at a later date, according to Hochman’s office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Yet even after this outperformance they remain reasonably priced, at least in relation to many other stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

It added that it had no further comment to make in relation to the sisters' comments.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

At her criminal trial - the longest murder trial in UK history - Deakin gave evidence in relation to several babies.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

The Ancient Greeks reserved their greatest excitement in relation to music, though, for competitions, of which they had a large number.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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