BELONGING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BELONGING?

Need another word that means the same as “belonging”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “belonging” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Belonging” are: affiliation, acceptance, association, attachment, connection, union, integration, closeness

Belonging as a Noun

Definitions of "Belonging" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “belonging” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An affinity for a place or situation.
• Happiness felt in a secure relationship.

Synonyms of "Belonging" as a noun (8 Words)

acceptance	The act of accepting with approval; favorable reception. A mood of resigned acceptance.
affiliation	A social or business relationship. The group has no affiliation to any preservation society.
association	A relation resulting from interaction or dependence. There s nothing new in the association of fasting with spirituality.
attachment	A connection that fastens things together. The students are placed on attachment to schools for one day a week.
closeness	Characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one’s actions or purposes. The scoreline did not reflect the closeness of the contest.
connection	The placing of parts of an electric circuit in contact so that a current may flow. The plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta.
integration	An operation used in the calculus whereby the integral of a function is determined. Integration is the best hope for both black and white Americans.
union	The operation of forming a union. He was opposed to closer political or economic union with Europe.

Usage Examples of "Belonging" as a noun

• We feel a real sense of belonging.
• With his classmates he felt a sense of belonging.

Associations of "Belonging" (30 Words)

acquisition	A purchase of one company by another. The child s acquisition of language.
actuarial	Relating to actuaries or their work of compiling and analysing statistics to calculate insurance risks and premiums. An actuarial consulting firm.
asset	A useful or valuable quality. The school is an asset to the community.
commodity	A raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee. Water is a precious commodity.
deliverable	Something that can be provided as the product of development. Under this contract the deliverables include both software and hardware.
estate	A class or order regarded as forming part of the body politic in particular in Britain one of the three groups constituting Parliament now the Lords spiritual the heads of the Church the Lords temporal the peerage and the Commons They are also known as the three estates. The unions are no longer an estate of the realm.
forfeited	Surrendered as a penalty.
have	Have left. I want to have everything ready in good time.
hemorrhage	Lose blood from one’s body.
holder	A smallholder. An umbrella holder.
holding	The tenure of land held by lease. Commercial property holdings.
landlady	A woman who keeps lodgings, a boarding house, or a pub.
landlord	A landowner who leases to others.
lose	Miss from one s possessions lose sight of. She couldn t eat and began to lose weight.
loss	Euphemistic expressions for death. Loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt.
mislay	Place (something) where one cannot find it again. I seem to have mislaid my car keys.
mismanage	Manage badly or incompetently. The funds were mismanaged.
misplace	Position incorrectly. Crewe came back into the game when Strachan misplaced a pass in the midfield.
owned	Having an owner; often used in combination. State owned railways.
ownership	The act, state, or right of possessing something. The ownership of land.
payroll	The department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee. Small employers with a payroll of less than 45 000.
possession	Visible power or control over something, as distinct from lawful ownership; holding or occupancy as distinct from ownership. I had no money or possessions.
possessor	A person who owns something. His father was the possessor of a considerable fortune.
property	Shares or investments in property. Rights of property.
proprietorship	An unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits. The company was established in 1912 and is still under the proprietorship of the same family.
resource	The ability to find clever ways to overcome difficulties resourcefulness. Census records are an invaluable resource for the historian.
stock	Fit a rifle or other firearm with a stock. Stock shortages.
thing	Used to express one s disapproval of or contempt for something. A thing of the spirit.
unpack	Analyse (something) into its component elements. Unpack the presents.
wallet	A bag for holding provisions, especially when travelling, typically used by pedlars and pilgrims.