Synonyms of affiliation

affiliation

noun

ə-ˌfi-lē-ˈā-shən 

as in association

the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)

the Little League team, despite its name, the Northern Dynamites, has no affiliation with the Northern Dynamite Company

Synonyms & Similar Words

• association
• partnership
• relationship
• collaboration
• cooperation
• connection
• relation
• alliance
• union
• merger
• liaison
• interaction
• confederation
• dealings
• solidarity
• kinship
• hookup
• integration
• tie-up
• exchange
• linkup
• reciprocity
• incorporation
• affinity
• unification
• symbiosis
• interconnection
• unity
• interrelation
• intimacy
• business
• attachment
• rapport
• sympathy
• oneness
• mutualism
• company
• closeness
• companionship
• league
• togetherness
• fellowship
• bed
• colleagueship
• cahoots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dissociation
• dissolution
• division
• disaffiliation
• breakup
• separation
• split
• severance
• divorce
• alienation
• parting
• disunion
• estrangement

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of affiliation

Tzachi Zach does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. — Tzachi Zach, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

He was registered as a no-party affiliation/independent voter and was friendly with Democrats and Republicans. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2026

To make things more complicated, politicians frequently switch party affiliations during their careers. — Katie Angell Britannica Editors Oct. 2, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Oct. 2026

Even people with political affiliations spoke in a more expansive and less wonky register. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026