Connection
Connection noun - The fact or state of having something in common.
Grade and connection are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grade" instead a noun "Connection".
Grade
Grade noun - An individual part of a process, series, or ranking.
Connection and grade are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Connection" instead a noun "Grade".
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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When in prison, Evan briefly time-travels back to his grade school classroom to puncture his hands with metal spikes, hoping that the resultant scars will convince his religious cellmate that he has a mystical connection to God.
Source: Film / The Butterfly Effect - In Monk, in one episode Monk and Stottlemyer discover a single 7.62mm*39 shell casing and immediately deduce that the shooter was using an AK-pattern rifle, that the ammunition is military-grade, and Stottlemeyer orders an investigation into a Russian connection as their first lead.
Source: Bullets Do Not Work That Way
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Grade and Connection. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/connection/grade
Connection & Grade. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/connection/grade>.
Grade or Connection. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/connection/grade.
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