Synonyms of correlation

correlation

noun

as in relationship

the relation between things that happen or change together

The study found no correlation between the popular diet and decreased risk of heart disease.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relationship
• similarity
• resemblance
• parallelism
• comparability
• equivalence
• equation
• equivalency
• correspondence
• similitude
• affinity
• semblance
• likeness
• parity
• alikeness
• analogousness
• community
• identity
• interchangeability
• agreement
• compatibility
• sameness
• accordance
• identicalness
• congruity
• par
• exchangeability
• conformity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inequality
• polarity
• conflict
• incongruity
• incompatibility
• incongruence
• nonconformity
• dichotomy
• difference
• differentiability
• imbalance
• discriminability
• discrepancy
• disparity
• disproportion
• dissimilarity
• distinguishability
• disagreement
• incongruousness
• distinctiveness
• distinctness
• unlikeness
• nonequivalence
• anomalousness
• dissimilitude
• disparateness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of correlation

Studies show a strong correlation between elementary school reading proficiency and high school dropout rates, including research concluding that students who are not proficient readers by third grade are four times more likely to drop out of high school. —Jim Hall, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2025

What's most concerning is how little consumers understand the correlation between cost and quality. —Suzanne Blake, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025

First, there was a high degree of correlation between ISC data collected in the previous study (lab setting, high-density 256-electrode EEG) and data collected by the low-density EEG in the present one. —Paul McClure 16, New Atlas, 16 Feb. 2025

Climate researchers suggest that such a model could significantly reduce carbon emissions by creating a more direct correlation between passenger weight and fuel consumption. —Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025