networks

NOUN

system of connections

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chain grid net organization structure system web

STRONG

arrangement artery checkerboard circuitry complex convolution crisscross fabric fiber grill grillwork hookup interconnections jungle labyrinth maze mesh netting nexus patchwork plexus reticulation reticule screening tessellation tracks wattle weave wiring

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disorganization

VERB

to socialize for professional or personal gain

Synonyms

STRONG

associate circulate hobnob meet mingle schmooze

WEAK

make contacts meet and greet rub elbows

Antonyms

STRONG

avoid disconnect disjoin divide separate

Example Sentences

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It describes the funds as having gone to "support the subnetworks" of the service.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2025

The investigators analyzed the brain as a whole and also looked at subnetworks within the brain to see how those areas communicate and interact as the disease progresses.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

This allows scientists to see changes that occur in the brain's subnetworks by elevating how neuroimaging like MRI and PET can be analyzed.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

Because of the multitude of connections and their high communication speeds, these elite subnetworks, sometimes described as a “rich club,” remain well informed about neuronal events throughout the brain.

From Scientific American • May 31, 2022

The typical scenario involves an IP Ethernet datagram that passes through a gateway with both source and destination Ether and IP address set as the respective broadcast addresses for the subnetworks being gated between.

From The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Raymond, Eric S.