link

[lingk] / lɪŋk /

NOUN

component, connection

Synonyms

STRONGEST

association channel contact element hookup network relationship tie

STRONG

articulation attachment bond connective constituent copula coupler coupling division fastening hitch in interconnection interface intersection joining joint junction knot ligament ligation ligature loop member nexus part piece ring seam section splice tie up weld yoke

WEAK

vinculum

Antonyms

STRONG

line whole

VERB

connect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

associate attach bind combine hook up identify join relate tie unite

STRONG

bracket conjoin conjugate couple fasten group incorporate interface network yoke

WEAK

hitch on meld with plug into slap on tack on tag along tag on team up with throw in with tie in with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

detach disconnect disjoin dissociate disunite divide divorce loose loosen part separate sever unfasten untie

WEAK

unlink

Example Sentences

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They examined whether living near a Superfund site was linked to more advanced disease.

From Science Daily

The combined exposure was linked to more than a fourfold increase in risk.

From Science Daily

Treasury Department says the Bella 1 has links to the Quds Force, the foreign arm of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a powerful paramilitary and business entity.

From The Wall Street Journal

He linked increased sunbed use to social media and television programmes that "stylise lying out in the sun".

From BBC

Scientists link the catastrophe to intense greenhouse conditions, oxygen loss in the oceans, widespread acidification, and massive volcanic eruptions tied to the breakup of the ancient Pangaean supercontinent.

From Science Daily

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