in relation to

ADJECTIVE

regarding

Synonyms

STRONG

respecting

WEAK

about as regards as to in regard to with reference to with regard to with respect to

PREPOSITION

about

Synonyms

WEAK

apropos as concerns as respects dealing with in connection with in respect to referring to regarding relative to touching touching on

Antonyms

WEAK

afar away distant far remote

PREPOSITION

toward/towards

Synonyms

WEAK

against almost approaching close to coming up contra en route facing for fronting headed for in the direction of in the vicinity just before moving nearing nearly not quite on the road to over against pointing to proceeding shortly before to via vis-à-vis

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Schrödinger's definitions of hue, saturation, and lightness depend on where a color sits in relation to that axis, yet he never formally defined the axis itself.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

He points out that for most of the past century, stocks were far cheaper in relation to company profits, or earnings, than they are today.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

"We've raised a group action in relation to what happened to the survivors and the patients of him and there's 31 members of that group."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The break-in happened before that, and the activists were charged in relation to damage to property.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Over the next seven years, Milton traded up almost every year, so it’s possible for me to chart my life in relation to the styling features of his long line of Cadillacs.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

in relation to

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