| Main Entry: | network |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | system of connections |
Synonyms: |
arrangement, artery, chain, checkerboard, circuitry, complex, convolution, crisscross, fabric, fiber, grid, grill, grillwork, hookup, interconnections, jungle, labyrinth, maze, mesh, net, netting, nexus, organization, patchwork, plexus, reticulation, reticule, screening, structure, system, tessellation, tracks, wattle, weave, web, wiring |
| Main Entry: | network |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | to socialize for professional or personal gain |
Synonyms: |
associate, circulate, hobnob, make contacts, meet, meet and greet, mingle, rub elbows, schmooze |
| Main Entry: | amalgamate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blend |
Synonyms: |
admix, alloy, ally, coalesce, combine, come together, compound, consolidate, fuse, hook up with, incorporate, integrate, interface, intermix, join together, meld, merge, mingle, network, pool, team up, tie in, tie up, unite |
Antonyms: |
divide, separate |
| Main Entry: | apparatus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | organization or system |
Synonyms: |
bureaucracy, chain of command, hierarchy, network, setup, structure |
| 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: | cobweb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | entanglement; filament |
Synonyms: |
fiber, gossamer, labyrinth, mesh, net, network, snare, tissue, toil, web, webbing |
| Main Entry: | combine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | connect, integrate |
Synonyms: |
amalgamate, associate, band, bind, blend, bond, bracket, bunch up, coadjute, coalesce, commingle, compound, conjoin, cooperate, couple, dub, fuse, get together, glue oneself to, hitch on, hook on, incorporate, interface, join, league, link, marry, merge, mingle, mix, network, plug into, pool, put together, relate, slap on, stand in with, synthesize, tack on, tag on, team up with, throw in together, tie up with, unify, unite, wed |
Antonyms: |
detach, disconnect, dissolve, divide, part, separate |
| Main Entry: | communicate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give or exchange information, ideas |
Synonyms: |
acquaint, advertise, advise, announce, be in touch, betray, break, broadcast, carry, connect, contact, convey, correspond, declare, disclose, discover, disseminate, divulge, enlighten, get across, get through, hint, impart, imply, inform, interact, interface, keep in touch, let on, let out, make known, network*, pass on, phone, proclaim, publicize, publish, raise, reach out, relate, report, reveal, ring up, signify, spread, state, suggest, tell, touch base, transfer, transmit, unfold, write |
Antonyms: |
bottle up, conceal, cover, keep, keep quiet, suppress, withhold |
| Main Entry: | complex |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | composite, aggregate |
Synonyms: |
association, compound, conglomerate, ecosystem, entanglement, group, network, organization, scheme, structure, syndrome, synthesis, system, totality |
| Notes: | something complex may be well-organized and logically constructed as well as subtle and intricate, while a thing that is complicated will have something irregular, perverse, asymmetrical in addition to fundamental intricacy; complex is more formal and technical (a problem in mathematics is complex) while something like personal life can be complicated |