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connection

/kəˈnɛkʃ(ə)n/noun3 syllables

Connection means: an instrumentality that connects.

Synonyms for connection12

noun, as in an instrumentality that connects

connexion, connector, connecter, connective

noun, as in a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

connexion, connectedness

noun, as in the state of being connected

link, connectedness

noun, as in the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination

association, connexion

noun, as in a connecting shape

connexion, link

noun, as in the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)

joining, connexion

noun, as in shifting from one form of transportation to another

connexion

also used for connection

communion, bond, connexive, vinculum

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What does connection mean?9

noun

1

an instrumentality that connects“he soldered the connection”

2

a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)“there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare”

3

the state of being connected“the connection between church and state is inescapable”

4

the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination“conditioning is a form of learning by association”

5

a connecting shape

6

the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)“the joining of hands around the table”

7

shifting from one form of transportation to another“the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta”

8

(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)“he has powerful connections”

9

a supplier (especially of narcotics)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with connection?29

two syllables

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All 29 rhymes for connection, grouped by syllable

Connection in a sentence

  • At times of high virus spread, connection to the internet may slow down.LimeGreenTeknii
  • In my fantasies, our bodies intertwine, creating an intense connection that leaves me breathless.Nuel
  • The connection between these two things is unclear to me, leaving me confused.Nuel
  • Is it just me, or do we have a connection?Igider
  • When there was no internet connection, the light in the brain was off!Igider
  • In this region, the internet connection is not stable, because there are tall mountains.Ioan_Cristian
  • Oh no, the internet connection is once more gone!Ioan_Cristian
  • I was just disconnected all of a sudden, damn connection problems.corvard

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of connection

as a noun

plural
connections