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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
STRONGEST
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
STRONGEST
enemy foe opponent
WEAK
antagonist competitor rival stranger
VERB
connect in the mind
Synonyms
STRONGEST
combine correlate identify join link mix relate
STRONG
affiliate blend bracket concord conjoin couple group league pair unite yoke
WEAK
lump together think of together
Antonyms
STRONGEST
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
STRONGEST
divide leave separate withdraw
STRONG
disagree
WEAK
avoid disassociate disconnect disjoin dissociate disunite divorce part sever

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The authors—Mr. Dutkiewicz is an assistant professor at the Pratt Institute, Mr. Rosenberg is an associate professor at Duke University—harbor few illusions about the past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He wanted to be a writer, but was working full-time as an associate manager at a big-box hardware store.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Elia Ferracuti is an associate professor of accounting and Rahul Vashishtha is a professor of accounting at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The behavior was reported this week in the journal Ecology and Evolution and was observed by entomologist Mark Moffett, a research associate at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

“Dorian is more inclined to associate with ladies of better breeding and beauty.”

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

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