Synonyms for contact
- noun
- verb
Most common
link liaison impinging striking apposition
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Impinging
impinging, striking
3. Apposition
Other
touch, friend, touching, purchase, impact, union, feeling, closeness, junction, tangency, osculation rare
Verb
1. Reach
reach, get through informal, get hold of
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of touching physically; being in close association.
- n. 2
The establishment of communication (with).
I haven't been in contact with her for years.
- v. 1
To touch; to come into physical contact with.
The side of the car contacted the pedestrian.
- v. 2
To establish communication with (something or someone).
I am trying to contact my sister.
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Collision, the act or fact of striking violently together, is the result of motion or action, and is sudden and momentary; contact may be a condition of rest, and be continuous and permanent; collision is sudden and violent contact.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- link Letters are a link with friends who live far away.
- liaison What is PALS (Patient Advice and Liaison Service)?
- striking Striking differences existed between the two boys.
- impinging Pressure from work is impinging on my personal life.
- purchase The purchase of pirated copies is against the law.
By length
- 4 letters
- meet1, link1
- 5 letters
- union2, touch1, reach1
- 6 letters
- friend1, impact2, adjoin2
- 7 letters
- feeling2, liaison3
- 8 letters
- purchase2, striking2, touching2, junction2, tangency
- 9 letters
- closeness2, impinging3
- 10 letters
- apposition, contiguity, osculation
- 13 letters
- juxtaposition5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (union2 = 2 syllables).