Synonyms for associate
- noun
- verb
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Fellow
partner, adjunct, assistant, colleague, collaborator, accomplice, friend, companion, comrade, familiar, co-worker, ally, pal, confederate, mate, intimate, crony, chum, helper, peer, coadjutor, accessory
Verb
1. Join — to connect or join together; combine
join, connect, link, combine, conjoin, unite, come together, see, couple, mingle, relate, attach, piece together, joint, yoke, bind, mix, implicate, wed, assemble, knot, herd
3. Surround — to spend time socially; keep company
surround, forgather formal rare US, foregather UK
Other
Adjective
Definitions
- n. 1
A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or employee.
Associates must wash hands before returning to work
- v. 1
To spend time socially; keep company.
She associates with her coworkers on weekends.
- v. 2
To connect or join together; combine.
particles of gold associated with other substances
- adj. 1
Joined with another or others and having lower status.
The associate editor is someone who has some experience in editing but not sufficient experience to qualify for a senior post.
Related words
- Word family
- assistant association associative
- Phrases
- associate professor physician associate associate degree
- Is a kind of
- employee person toiler worker
Forms
- Plural
- associates → partners, adjuncts, assistants, colleagues…
- Past participle
- associated
e.g. associated → joined, connected, linked, combined…
Choose the right word
An Associate Justice of the Supreme Court is near in rank to the Chief Justice.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- partner The juggler tossed a flaming baton to his partner.
- assistant Tom's assistant came in and handed Mary a message.
- colleague Tom was a colleague of mine before they fired him.
- adjunct Tom is an adjunct professor.
By length
- 3 letters
- see1, mix1, pal1, wed1
- 4 letters
- join1, link1, mary2, mate1, ally2, peer1, bind1, herd1, knot1, yoke1, chum1
- 5 letters
- joint1, unite2, crony2
- 6 letters
- friend1, couple2, travel2, relate2, allied2, attach2, helper2, mingle2, assort2
- 7 letters
- partner2, connect2, combine2, comrade2, adjunct2, consort2, conjoin2
- 8 letters
- familiar3, employee3, intimate3, surround2, assemble3
- 9 letters
- assistant3, secondary4, companion3, colleague2, affiliate4, accessory4, implicate3, coadjutor, copartner3, forgather
- 10 letters
- concurrent3, accomplice3, foregather
- 11 letters
- confederate4
- 12 letters
- collaborator5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mary2 = 2 syllables).