Synonyms for
Relates
Definition
Relates means to tell or give an account of something or to show a connection between two things.
Synonyms & similar words
havetodoewith
tiein
associate
link
connect
bearon
dissociate
cometo
touch
touchon
interrelate
relate
pertain
colligate
linkup
concern
refer
connects
correlates
associates
links
tells
narrates
recites
reports
describes
recounts
chronicles
details
accounts
communicates
shares
relays
implicates
pertains
refers
applies
Synonyms by register
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- relates to
- relates directly
- relates closely
- relates to the
- relates to an
- relates to this
- relates to that
Word family
Usage note
The verb 'relates' often appears with the preposition 'to'. Ensure correct subject-verb agreement when using it.
Example sentences
- My dad relates stories of his childhood to me.
- The teacher relates the lesson to real-life situations.
- The book relates the story of a young girl's journey.
- The research relates the effect of exercise on the human body.
- The two incidents relate to each other in some way.
Quotes
The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out. - Walter Benjamin
Stories are the creative conversion of life itself into a more powerful, clearer, more meaningful experience. They are the currency of human contact. - Robert McKee
A story is a way to say something that can’t be said any other way. - Flannery O’Connor