Synonyms for relate
rɪˈleɪtre·late

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1. relateverb

   Synonyms:
   chronicle, recount, divulge, describe, state

2. relateverb

   To tell in a descriptive way.

   Synonyms:
   recount, chronicle, state, divulge, describe

3. relateverb

   To give an association.

   Synonyms:
   describe, chronicle, state, recount, divulge

4. relateverb

   To make a connection from sth to sth (e.g. to relate this to that).

   Synonyms:
   state, divulge, chronicle, describe, recount

5. relateverb

   To have a connection.

   Synonyms:
   divulge, describe, recount, state, chronicle

6. relateverb

   To interact.

   Synonyms:
   recount, state, describe, chronicle, divulge

7. relateverb

   To respond through reaction.

   Synonyms:
   divulge, describe, recount, chronicle, state

8. relateverb

   To identify with, understand.

   Synonyms:
   recount, divulge, chronicle, state, describe

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. relate

   Synonyms:
   tell, recite, narrate, recount, rehearse, report, detail, describe

   Antonyms:
   misrecite, misrecount, misrepresent, misreport, falsify, pervert, distort, misrelate

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 4 votes

1. associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connectverb

   make a logical or causal connection

   "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"

   Synonyms:
   plug in, assort, connect, unite, consociate, touch, get in touch, consort, have-to doe with, subsume, tie, link up, touch on, affiliate, bear on, join, come to, link, colligate, yoke, interrelate, pertain, associate, refer, tie in, touch base, concern, plug into

2. refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe withverb

   be relevant to

   "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

   Synonyms:
   adjoin, touch, resuscitate, equal, associate, doctor, have-to doe with, cite, rival, hit, consult, fix, pertain, appertain, continue, concern, impact, mend, worry, link, refer, strike, meet, reach, repair, connect, bushel, stir, bring up, uphold, tinge, look up, affect, occupy, restore, name, touch on, interrelate, preserve, tinct, bear on, partake, allude, bear upon, mention, colligate, contact, match, tie in, come to, advert, push, furbish up, denote, carry on, revive, extend to, interest, disturb, link up, tint

3. relateverb

   give an account of

   "The witness related the events"

   Synonyms:
   link, touch, touch on, tie in, colligate, have-to doe with, bear on, concern, connect, refer, associate, link up, come to, pertain, interrelate

4. relate, interrelateverb

   be in a relationship with

   "How are these two observations related?"

   Synonyms:
   link, touch, touch on, tie in, colligate, have-to doe with, bear on, concern, connect, refer, associate, link up, come to, pertain, interrelate

5. relateverb

   have or establish a relationship to

   "She relates well to her peers"

   Synonyms:
   link, touch, touch on, tie in, colligate, have-to doe with, bear on, concern, connect, refer, associate, link up, come to, pertain, interrelate

Matched Categories

1. • Be
   • Interact
   • Tell

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. relateverb

   Synonyms:
   tell, recount, rehearse, recite, narrate, report, detail, describe, give an account of

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. relateverb

   Synonyms:
   recount, narrate, tell

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1. List of paraphrases for "relate":

   pertain, refer, concern, correspond, relating, link

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How to use relate in a sentence?

1. Michael Keaton:

   His character can be ... not likeable, selfish, but I need somebody that people can really relate to, not judge but to empathize (with).

2. Barbara Theodosiou:

   When you hear the story of Daniel's life, stories are extremely, extremely powerful, so we're going to be sharing what did it cost our family, what did it cost Daniel, what do drugs do. When I share on their level the life of a person who's not really far off from how old they are, I believe that they'll be able to relate.

3. The Greens:

   We kind of settled on: ‘Does this really show what it was like to love Joel?’ it’s just meant to share something, share a moment I think every parent can relate to.

4. Johnny Cash:

   You've got a song you're singing from your gut, you want that audience to feel it in their gut. And you've got to make them think that you're one of them sitting out there with them too. They've got to be able to relate to what you're doing.

5. Jeb Bush:

   A lot of politics is relational. Can that person relate to me ? Does that person understand how I think ? Given Jeb's relationship with Columba, and Columba herself, people will say,' He understands how I think,'.