Word RELATION: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

relation

🇺🇸 [rɪˈleɪʃən]

Meanings

A connection or association between two or more things, events, or people. Relation can also refer to the way in which things are connected, such as in mathematics or sociology. In family contexts, it refers to a person connected by blood or marriage.

Examples

• The relation between supply and demand affects market prices.
• They share a close relation, as they are cousins.
• The report explored the relation between education and income levels.

Synonyms

connection • link • association

Antonyms

disconnection • separation • division