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associate

[uh-soh-shee-eyt, -see-, uh-soh-shee-it, -eyt, -see-] / əˈsoʊ ʃiˌeɪt, -si-, əˈsoʊ ʃi ɪt, -ˌeɪt, -si- /
NOUN
colleague
Synonyms
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accomplice ally assistant buddy co-worker cohort collaborator companion comrade crony fellow friend partner
STRONG
accessory affiliate aid auxiliary branch chum compatriot confederate consort cooperator helper joiner mate offshoot pal peer playmate sidekick
WEAK
clubber kissing cousin one of the folks pard
Antonyms
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enemy foe opponent
WEAK
antagonist competitor rival stranger
VERB
connect in the mind
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combine correlate identify join link mix relate
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affiliate blend bracket concord conjoin couple group league pair unite yoke
WEAK
lump together think of together
Antonyms
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detach disconnect dissociate divide separate
STRONG
disjoin disperse
WEAK
avoid disassociate disunite divorce part sever
VERB
befriend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accompany join mix
STRONG
amalgamate confederate consort fraternize hobnob mingle pool
WEAK
be friends be in cahoots buddy up bunch up come together gang up get in on get in with get into get together go along with go partners hang around hang out hang out with join up with line up with pal up play footsie with run around with run with string along with swing with take up with team up throw in together tie in tie up truck with work with
Antonyms
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divide leave separate withdraw
STRONG
disagree
WEAK
avoid disassociate disconnect disjoin dissociate disunite divorce part sever

Example Sentences

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She also denied knowing Ghislaine Maxwell, the disgraced financier's jailed associate.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Ph.D., associate professor of pharmacology, psychiatry and neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Etienne Marcuz, associate researcher at French think-tank FRS, said that "among the things they can still do, there is the possibility of cyber" warfare.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

John Ricco, associate director of policy analysis at the Yale center, said his group looked at workers’ responses to a similar French policy change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“This is an associate of mine, no need to be shy.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern