LINKING Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

linking 1 of 2

noun

as in merging

the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one the linking of state roads and highways into one interstate highway system

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linking

2 of 2

verb

present participle of link

as in connecting

to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole she linked the flowers together to form a long chain

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as in associating

to think of (something) in combination since childhood I have always linked trips to the beach with the discomforts of sunburn and sand in my clothes

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Recent Examples of linking

Noun

Separated by time and space, the two statements are alike in their linking of drug trafficking with terrorism, a strategy that seeks to conflate public security measures with the fight against politically motivated violence. —

Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026 This is a childhood that had all its ordinariness burned out of it by the linking of even seemingly trivial gestures (an offering of candy, a bath, a swim, the dust in a corner of a room) to an entire array of physical and mental agonies. —

Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026 And although later scholars have criticized the linking of neurodivergence to pathology, violence or genius, the trope remains common in popular culture, where it’s often used to signal the exceptional mind of a detective figure. —

Soohyun Cho, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025 This type of public linking also has the impact of boosting the websites SEO ranking, as Grok's response are indexed on Google. —

PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025

Verb

But its function is political, linking that criminal activity to the aims and methods of political terror. —

Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026 How CoQ10 Could Support Blood Sugar Support Again, there’s no solid evidence linking CoQ10 to meaningful blood sugar support. —

Sarah Garone, Health, 10 Feb. 2026 By linking pet owners, service providers, and local stakeholders, the organization aims to help communities strengthen reunification, education, and care outcomes for animals while supporting processes that remain effective and sustainable over time. —

Nia Bowers, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026 At 4,160 feet above sea level, the train came to a stop at Rivisondoli-Pescocostanzo station, the highest on the Italian standard-gauge network after the Brenner Pass linking Italy and Austria. —

Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026 The thread linking the deaths of her cousin, Good and Pretti, Stevens said, is that they all could have been prevented. —

Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026 Like other abolitionists anticipating slavery’s spread with westward expansion, Codding was drawn to Lockport, a key location linking the nation. —

Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026 The results indicate that DI-QKD is technically viable for linking different locations within a metropolitan area. —

Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026 The Boring Company, Elon Musk’s brainchild that has brought a similar network to Las Vegas, will develop the first six kilometers, linking the DIFC financial zone to Dubai Mall at a cost of around $163 million. —

Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for linking

Noun

This engine provides strong performance for highway merging, overtaking, and spirited driving, while maintaining smooth and responsive handling.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 Jan. 2026
This is attributed to two branches of the jet stream merging, and the dip in the jet stream elongating more, which allows for stronger rising motion ahead of the system.

— Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026