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Synonyms

word association

American

noun

stimulation of an associative pattern by a word.

word association British

noun

an early method of psychoanalysis in which the patient thinks of the first word that comes into consciousness on hearing a given word. In this way it was claimed that aspects of the unconscious could be revealed before defence mechanisms intervene

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Example Sentences

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It appears that these inventive students took "soc" from the middle of the word "association" and added "-er," producing "soccer".

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

The researchers then explored whether AI success on this simple word association task could extend to more complex and realistic creative activities.

From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2026

This isn’t quite word association, more like player association.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2021

When doing word association with her counselor, they said the word “trust” and she mentioned my name.

From Slate • Aug. 27, 2018

The word association properly signifies a society or convention of things in some respects similar to each other.

From Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

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