Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | unite |
| Synonyms: | accompany, add, adhere, affix, agglutinate, annex, append, assemble, associate, attach, blend, bracket, cement, clamp, clasp, clip, coadunate, coalesce, combine, compound, concrete, conjoin, conjugate, connect, copulate, couple, entwine, fasten, fuse, grapple, hitch on, incorporate, interlace, intermix, juxtapose, knit, leash, link, lock, lump together, marry, mate, melt, mix, pair, put together, slap on, span, splice, stick together, tack on, tag on, tie, tie up, touch, weave, wed, weld, yoke |
| Antonyms: | disjoin, divide, separate |
| Main Entry: | join |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | touch; border on |
| Synonyms: | abut, adjoin, be adjacent to, be at hand, be close to, be contiguous to, bound, butt, communicate, conjoin, extend, fringe, hem, lie beside, lie near, lie next to, line, march, meet, neighbor, open into, parallel, reach, rim, skirt, trench on, verge on |
| Antonyms: | separate |
| Main Entry: | abut |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | touch or be next to something |
| Synonyms: | adjoin, be adjacent to, border on, butt against, join, neighbor |
| Main Entry: | adjoin |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be next to |
| Synonyms: | abut, approximate, be adjacent to, border, butt, communicate, connect, join, lie, lie beside, link, neighbor, touch, verge |
| Main Entry: | adjoin |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attach |
| Synonyms: | add, affix, annex, append, combine, connect, couple, interconnect, join, link, unite |
| Antonyms: | detach |
| Main Entry: | affiliate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | associate or be associated with a larger organization |
| Synonyms: | ally, amalgamate, annex, associate, band together, combine, come aboard, confederate, connect, form connection, go partners, hook up, incorporate, join, line up, plug into, relate*, team up, throw in with, tie up, unite |
| Antonyms: | disjoin, separate, stay away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | affix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attach or stick |
| Synonyms: | add, annex, append, bind, fasten, glue, hitch on, join, paste, put on, rivet, slap on, subjoin, tack, tack on, tag, tag on |
| Antonyms: | detach, let go, loosen |
| Main Entry: | apply |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put substance on another |
| Synonyms: | administer, affix, anoint, bestow, cover, fasten, join, lay on, massage, paint, place, put on, rub, smear, spread, touch |
| Main Entry: | articulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | connect |
| Synonyms: | concatenate, couple, fit together, hinge, integrate, join, link |
| Notes: | loquacious means very talkative or full of trivial conversation; articulate means expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language |
| Antonyms: | disconnect |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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