Need another word that means the same as “link”? Find 46 synonyms and 30 related words for “link” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Link” are: radio link, linkup, tie, tie-in, data link, nexus, connectedness, connection, connexion, contact, inter-group communication, liaison, relationship, relatedness, association, linkage, tie-up, bond, attachment, affiliation, loop, ring, connective, connector, coupling, joint, knot, associate, colligate, connect, link up, relate, tie in, join, unite, yoke, bracket, draw a connection between, marry, wed, fasten, attach, bind, combine, amalgamate
Link as a Noun
Definitions of "Link" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “link” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- A two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network.
- A ring or loop in a chain.
- A channel for communication between groups.
- A relationship or connection between people, countries, or organizations.
- A code or instruction which connects one part of a program or an element in a list to another.
- A relationship between two things or situations, especially where one affects the other.
- (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list.
- A unit of measurement of length equal to one hundredth of a surveying chain (7.92 inches).
- A connecting shape.
- The state of being connected.
- A unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain.
- Something that enables communication between people.
- An interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data.
- A fastener that serves to join or connect.
- A means of contact, travel, or transport between two places.
- An instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list.
- The means of connection between things linked in series.
Synonyms of "Link" as a noun (27 Words)
affiliation | The state or process of affiliating or being affiliated. His political affiliations. |
association | The state of occurring with something else; co-occurrence. An association agreement between Bulgaria and the EU. |
attachment | An extra part or extension that is or may be attached to something to perform a particular function. The processor comes complete with a blender attachment. |
bond | Criminal law money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial. There was a bond of understanding between them. |
connectedness | A feeling of belonging to or having affinity with a particular person or group. Individuals from these cultures value connectedness with family and friends. |
connection | The placing of parts of an electric circuit in contact so that a current may flow. We had to wait for our connection to Frankfurt. |
connective | An instrumentality that connects. She would be more likely to use a temporal connective such as before after or then than to use a causal connective. |
connector | A device for keeping two parts of an electric circuit in contact. He didn t have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers. |
connexion | The process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination. |
contact | A junction where things as two electrical conductors touch or are in physical contact. Contact dermatitis. |
coupling | A small indefinite number. A train with couplings of the continental pattern. |
data link | A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn. |
inter-group communication | Something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups. |
joint | A section of a plant stem between two joints an internode. He rolled a joint. |
knot | A length marked by knots on a log line as a measure of speed. His stomach was in knots. |
liaison | The binding or thickening agent of a sauce, often based on egg yolks. He provided a liaison with the guerrillas. |
linkage | The act of linking things together. Close linkages between private and public capital. |
linkup | A fastener that serves to join or connect. |
loop | An intrauterine device in the shape of a loop. He s no longer in the loop. |
nexus | A connected group or series. The nexus between industry and political power. |
radio link | A communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves. |
relatedness | A particular manner of connectedness. He presented an overwhelming case for the relatedness of all living things. |
relationship | A relation between people relationship is often used where relation would serve as in the relationship between inflation and unemployment but the preferred usage of relationship is for human relations or states of relatedness. The study will assess the relationship between unemployment and political attitudes. |
ring | A ring shaped or circular object. Through traffic is diverted along the outer ring. |
tie | A shoe tied with a lace. His hand went up to his collar and started to loosen his tie. |
tie-in | A fastener that serves to join or connect. |
tie-up | An interruption of normal activity. |
Usage Examples of "Link" as a noun
- A commission to investigate a link between pollution and forest decline.
- Sign language interpreters represent a vital link between the deaf and hearing communities.
- Ministers are the vital link in the chain between the civil service and Parliament.
- He retained strong links with the media.
- They set up a satellite link with Tokyo.
- A high-speed rail link to the Channel Tunnel.
- A chain made of steel links.
- The walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction.
Link as a Verb
Definitions of "Link" as a verb
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “link” as a verb can have the following definitions:
- Clasp; intertwine.
- Be or become joined or united or linked.
- Link with or as with a yoke.
- Connect or join physically.
- Create a hyperlink between (web pages or hypertext documents.
- Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces.
- Make, form, or suggest a connection with or between.
- Make a logical or causal connection.
Synonyms of "Link" as a verb (19 Words)
amalgamate | To bring or combine together or with something else. Amalgamated zinc. |
associate | Be involved with. He associates with strange people. |
attach | Be attached be in contact with. The spider s thread attached to the window sill. |
bind | Provide with a binding. Eating foods that are low in fibre can bind you up. |
bracket | Place into brackets. He bracketed off the question of God himself. |
colligate | Consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle. Pronouns are regularly colligated with verbal forms. |
combine | Combine so as to form a whole mix. Oxygen combines with haemoglobin. |
connect | Connect fasten or put together two or more pieces. The motorway connects with major routes from all parts of the country. |
draw a connection between | Pass over, across, or through. |
fasten | Become fixed or fastened. They fastened various nicknames to each other. |
join | Cause to become joined or linked. Her brothers joined up in 1914. |
link up | Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces. |
marry | Become a member of (a family) by marriage. Most Chardonnays don t marry well with salmon. |
relate | Feel sympathy for or identify with. Kids related to him because he was so rebellious. |
tie | Unite musical notes by a tie. Self respect is closely tied up with the esteem in which one is held by one s fellows. |
tie in | Finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc. |
unite | Be or become joined or united or linked. His work unites theory and practice. |
wed | Take in marriage. The government was wedded to budgetary orthodoxy. |
yoke | Link with or as with a yoke. Hong Kong s dollar has been yoked to America s. |
Usage Examples of "Link" as a verb
- It turns out he reads my blogs and was very pleased I'd linked to his article.
- Once outside he linked arms with her.
- Foreign and domestic policy are linked.
- Rumours that linked his name with Judith.
- I've had problems linking my blog to other websites.
- A network of routes linking towns and villages.
- She linked up with an artistic group.
- The travelers linked up again at the airport.
- The cows are linked up to milking machines.
Associations of "Link" (30 Words)
associate | Connect (something) with something else because they occur together or one produces the other. The environmental problems associated with nuclear waste. |
bond | Criminal law money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial. He stooped over the trussed man and tested his bonds. |
causal | Relating to or acting as a cause. A causal relationship between scarcity and higher prices. |
combine | Combine so as to form a whole mix. A new product which combines the benefits of a hairspray and a gel. |
concatenate | Combine two strings to form a single one. Concatenate terms. |
concatenation | The action of linking things together in a series, or the condition of being linked in such a way. The concatenation of lists. |
congruence | Agreement or harmony; compatibility. The results show quite good congruence with recent studies. |
conjoin | Join; combine. An approach which conjoins theory and method. |
connect | Connect fasten or put together two or more pieces. All the buildings are connected by underground passages. |
connected | Being joined in close association. A series of connected stories. |
connection | A connecting shape. He had connections in the music industry. |
contact | Contact lenses. He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia. |
correlation | A statistic representing how closely two variables co vary it can vary from 1 perfect negative correlation through 0 no correlation to 1 perfect positive correlation. There was no correlation between the number of visits to the clinic and the treatment outcome. |
correlative | A word or concept that has a mutual relationship with another word or concept. The child s right to education is a correlative of the parent s duty to send the child to school. |
friendship | The emotions or conduct of friends; the state of being friends. The foreign ministers extended to eastern Europe the hand of friendship. |
interconnect | Cause to be interconnected or interwoven. The way human activities interconnect with the environment. |
interrelationship | Mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness. The interrelationship between the comprehension and production of early vocabulary. |
involvement | A sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something. She knew that involvement with Adam would only complicate her life. |
join | Be or become joined or united or linked. He joined the Communist Party as a young man. |
liaison | Introduction of a consonant between a word that ends in a vowel and another that begins with a vowel, as in English law and order. He provided a liaison with the guerrillas. |
linked | Connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks. |
nexus | A connected series or group. The nexus between industry and political power. |
relate | Be in a relationship with. People who are distantly related. |
related | Associated with the specified item or process, especially causally. School related activities. |
relationship | A relation between people relationship is often used where relation would serve as in the relationship between inflation and unemployment but the preferred usage of relationship is for human relations or states of relatedness. The landlord tenant relationship. |
socket | Place in or fit with a socket. The eye socket. |
tie | Unite written notes by a tie. A sarong which ties at the waist. |
tied | Bound together by or as if by a strong rope; especially as by a bond of affection. The score is tied. |
undergird | Make secure underneath. That s a philosophy that needs to undergird retailers business plans this year. |
unite | Act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief. The Democratic Patry platform united several splinter groups. |