Synonyms and antonyms of To be connected with or related to something in British Thesaurus

link (verb)

if people, things, or events are linked, they are related to each other in some way

surround (verb)

to be closely connected with a situation or an event

correspond (verb)

to be connected or related to something

bear on ()

to be connected with something or to influence it

interrelate (verb)

if things interrelate or are interrelated, they affect each other because they are connected in some way

pertain to ()

to be directly related to something

have (something/anything) to do with ()

to be connected with someone or something

be bound up/together ()

people or things that are bound together are connected by qualities that they all share

be/have something to do with something ()

used for saying that something is related to something else, especially when you do not know or do not give the exact details

lie behind ()

to be the real reason for a decision or action

appertain to ()

to belong to or be about something

apply (verb)

to affect or be relevant to a particular person or thing

attach (verb)

if something is attached to a place, it has a connection with or is part of it

be associated with ()

to be connected with something in some way

be/get tangled (up) with ()

to be or become connected to something or someone in a complicated way

belong to ()

to come from or be related to a particular time or place

bridge (noun)

something that forms a connection between one group and another or between one situation and another

bridge the gap ()

to reduce the differences that separate two things or groups

centre around ()

if something centres around someone or something, or if you centre something around them, they are its main subject of attention or interest

concern (verb)

to be about a particular subject

corollary (noun)

formal something that will also be true if a particular idea or statement is true, or something that will also exist if a particular situation exists

correlate (verb)

formal if two or more things correlate or are correlated, they are connected in a way that is not caused by chance

correlate (noun)

formal one of two things that correlate with each other

correlative (noun)

formal something that is connected with or depends on something else

correspondence (noun)

a strong connection between two things

deal with ()

to be about a subject

explain (verb)

to be the reason for something

go for ()

to be true or relevant for someone or something

hinge on ()

to depend on something

intertwine (verb)

to be closely connected with something else

linkage (noun)

a policy of connecting two or more issues by making agreement on one issue depend on agreement on another issue

refer to ()

to describe something, or to be about something

relate to ()

to be about something, or to be connected with something

revolve around ()

to have something as a very important part or purpose

treat (verb)

to deal with something in a particular way

turn on ()

to be the issue, fact, or point that something depends on most