Synonyms of connecting

connecting 1 of 3

noun

as in merging

the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one

the connecting of the truck to the trailer was easily accomplished

Synonyms & Similar Words

• merging
• merger
• unification
• consolidation
• combining
• linking
• connection
• coupling
• combination
• amalgamation
• union
• junction
• synthesis
• blend
• mixture
• mix
• fusion
• reunification
• mingling
• intermingling
• coalescence
• commingling
• compounding
• reunion
• agglomeration
• intermixture

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• split
• partition
• disconnection
• division
• parting
• dissolution
• breakup
• schism
• separation
• detachment
• scission
• disunion
• severance
• divorcement

connecting

2 of 3

adjective

as in connected

Related Words

• connected
• communicating
• joined
• attached
• linked
• interconnecting
• closest
• nearby
• united
• nearest
• embracing
• joining
• adjacent
• encircling
• surrounding
• approximate
• next-door
• near
• adjoining
• immediate
• contiguous
• bounding
• touching
• nigh
• close
• neighboring
• enclosing
• juxtaposed
• abutting
• peripheral
• flanking
• marginal
• tangential
• fencing
• fringing
• conterminous
• circumjacent
• rimming
• skirting
• bordering
• flush
• encompassing
• tangent
• ambient
• verging

Dissimilar Words

• separate
• apart
• unconnected
• single
• isolated
• discrete
• disconnected
• noncontiguous
• detached
• nonadjacent
• isolate
• unlinked
• removed
• unattached
• distant
• remote
• free-standing
• farthest
• far
• away
• divided
• discontinuous
• resolved
• severed
• split
• broken up
• noncontinuous
• uncoupled
• far-off
• parted
• dissociated
• divorced
• faraway
• ramified
• disunited
• disjoined
• sundered
• dissevered
• unyoked

connecting

3 of 3

verb

present participle of connect

1

as in integrating

to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole

connect all the sets of lights and attach them to the branches of the Christmas tree

Synonyms & Similar Words

• integrating
• coupling
• linking
• interconnecting
• stringing
• combining
• interlinking
• hooking
• joining
• chaining
• yoking
• concatenating
• compounding
• conjugating
• catenating
• interlocking
• hitching
• welding
• articulating
• wiring
• dovetailing
• intermeshing
• fusing
• cementing
• cording
• uniting
• coalescing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disconnecting
• separating
• dividing
• splitting
• uncoupling
• detaching
• unhitching
• disengaging
• parting
• disjoining
• unlinking
• severing
• disuniting
• dissevering
• unchaining
• disjointing
• unyoking
• cleaving
• rupturing
• sundering

2

as in combining

to come together to form a single unit

the two interstate highways connect, so a driver can go from one corner of the state to the other without much trouble

Synonyms & Similar Words

• combining
• fusing
• uniting
• joining
• coupling
• unifying
• linking (up)
• associating
• coalescing
• marrying
• conjoining
• conjugating
• interfusing
• mating
• yoking
• reconnecting
• allying
• reuniting
• splicing
• assembling
• chaining
• hooking
• compounding
• rejoining
• convening
• clustering
• congregating
• confederating
• hitching
• meeting
• gathering
• leaguing
• recombining
• constellating
• reunifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separating
• splitting
• severing
• parting
• dividing
• disconnecting
• resolving
• isolating
• sectioning
• breaking up
• detaching
• dissociating
• divorcing
• sundering
• fractionating
• unlinking
• uncoupling
• dissevering
• dispersing
• scattering
• disjoining
• disbanding
• disuniting
• disjointing
• unyoking
• disaffiliating

3

as in associating

to think of (something) in combination

opera is popularly connected with high society

Synonyms & Similar Words

• associating
• identifying
• linking
• correlating
• relating
• equating
• comparing
• grouping
• joining
• likening
• tying (together)
• lumping (together)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separating
• contrasting
• distinguishing
• differentiating
• discriminating
• setting off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of connecting

Noun

Fields made two catches for 25 yards and was twice targeted on deep shots that just missed connecting. — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Two of the company's vessels, Icon and Star of the Seas, feature exterior doors to connecting cabins — replacing the traditional interior door, as Royal Caribbean Blog reported. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026

According to Ryan, the right kitchen sells the dream of entertaining, connecting, and living well. — Cori Sears, The Spruce, 27 Jan. 2026

The power-plant theory is an iteration of that tradition—a movement away from mystical explanations such as the Curse of the Billy Goat and toward shareable deep dives, investigations, and dot-connecting. — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026

SpaceX's Starlink constellation, which now totals more than 9,100 operational satellites, provides internet access to areas around the world where other means of connecting are either sparse non existent. — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 7 Dec. 2025

Thankfully, due to a lot of personal research, the connecting of many dots, and a strong Wi-Fi signal, Teddy has uncovered the truth. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025

Adjective

For families Ski vacations and mountain vacations are meant to be enjoyed with the whole family—there’s little that is more connecting than a day on the slopes. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Znotins acknowledges that the airline makes prices for those non-connecting trips expensive to discourage non-connecting customers from booking them. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026

Gateway is modified to first repair the old 1910 tunnel immediately and construct a more economical new tunnel (without expensive and unneeded bench walls and cross-connecting passageways) and link it directly into Penn Station. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026

So mature, his conviction, his instincts, his fearlessness, and to give something which is so different yet so connecting. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025

Verb

In 2025, two scholars of religion decided to make a multiday pilgrimage along the Kumano Kodō trail – an ancient route in Japan connecting Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples – guided by an artificial intelligence assistant. — Shay Rabineau, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

The Japanese artist, known for his longstanding influence across fashion, music and culture, is honoring that legacy throughout his Air Force 1 World Tour, while connecting the silhouette to a new generation of cultural innovators. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

The light rail line connecting Sacramento’s River District to downtown will reopen next week after a closure lasting more than a year, with a new station also set to open, according to Sacramento Regional Transit. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

What the best apps for budgeting actually do CFPB research found consumers can have difficulty connecting a budget with individual spending decisions in the moment. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026

And horror is a really great genre in that sense of connecting with the audience. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

The prolific and acclaimed writer and activist used his liberal beliefs and his agrarian roots in Kentucky to craft novels, poems and essays connecting the natural world to humankind. — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

The connecting membrane can send propulsion waves in opposite directions at the same time. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, fashion designer Stella McCartney penned sombr’s tribute, connecting the young artist’s musical upbringing and praising his ability to turn those influences into something that is vastly his own. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026