in relation to

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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Schrödinger's definitions of hue, saturation, and lightness depend on where a color sits in relation to that axis, yet he never formally defined the axis itself.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

He points out that for most of the past century, stocks were far cheaper in relation to company profits, or earnings, than they are today.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

The former Army reservist also dismissed comments he made in relation to TV presenter Carol Vorderman as "squaddie humour".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

"We've raised a group action in relation to what happened to the survivors and the patients of him and there's 31 members of that group."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

He would not mind dying now if he could only find out what this meant, what he was in relation to all the others that lived, and the earth upon which he stood.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

in relation to

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