| Main Entry: | bond |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | binder or fastener |
Synonyms: |
band, binding, chain, connection, cord, fastening, fetter, gunk, handcuff, hookup, irons, ligature, link, linkage, manacle, network, nexus, rope, shackle, stickum, tie, tie-in, wire |
| Main Entry: | bond |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | association, relation |
Synonyms: |
affiliation, affinity, attachment, connection, connective, friendship, hookup, interrelationship, liaison, link, marriage, network, obligation, relationship, restraint, tie, tie-in, union |
| Main Entry: | bond |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | guarantee; contract |
Synonyms: |
agreement, bargain, certificate, collateral, compact, convention, covenant, debenture, guaranty, obligation, pact, pledge, promise, security, transaction, warrant, warranty, word |
| Main Entry: | bond |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten; stick |
Synonyms: |
bind, connect, fix, fuse, glue, gum, paste, stickum |
Antonyms: |
let go, loosen, open, unfasten, unstick |
| Main Entry: | adhesion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | holding fast |
Synonyms: |
adherence, adhesiveness, attachment, bond, cling, grip, stickiness, sticking |
| Notes: | adherence is mostly used in figurative senses while adhesion is literal and implies physical contact between surfaces and has a technical sense in medicine |
| Main Entry: | agreement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | document of concurrence, contract |
Synonyms: |
acknowledgment, adjudication, affidavit, approval, arrangement, assent, avowal, bargain, bond, cartel, charter, codicil, compact, compromise, confirmation, covenant, deal, indenture, lease, negotiation, note, oath, okay, pact, piece of paper, protocol, recognition, settlement, stipulation, the nod, transaction, treaty, understanding, writ |
| Main Entry: | alliance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | friendly association, agreement |
Synonyms: |
accord, affiliation, affinity, betrothal, bond, coalition, coherence, collaboration, collusion, combination, communion, compact, concord, concurrence, confederacy, confederation, congruity, conjunction, connection, consanguinity, cooperation, engagement, entente, federation, fraternization, friendship, interrelation, kinship, league, marriage, matrimony, membership, mutuality, pact, participation, partnership, relation, support, tie, treaty, union |
Antonyms: |
antagonism, discord, disunion, divorce, estrangement, hostility, rebellion, separation, war |
| Main Entry: | association |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental connection |
Synonyms: |
bond, combination, concomitance, concordance, connotation, correlation, identification, impression, joining, juxtaposition, linkage, linking, lumping together, mixing, mixture, pairing, recollection, relation, remembrance, tie, train of thought, union |
Antonyms: |
disassociation, division, separation |
| Main Entry: | attachment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fastening |
Synonyms: |
adapter, bond, clamp, connection, connector, coupling, fastener, joint, junction, link, tie |
| Main Entry: | attachment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | affection, high regard |
Synonyms: |
affinity, amore, attraction, bond, case, crush, devotion, fidelity, fondness, friendship, hankering*, liking, love, loyalty, partiality, possessiveness, regard, shine*, tenderness, weakness, yen* |
Antonyms: |
alienation, animosity, aversion, dislike, divorce, enmity, estrangement, hate, hatred, opposition |