Connection
Connection noun - The fact or state of having something in common.
Influence and connection are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Influence" instead a noun "Connection".
Influence
Influence noun - The power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly.
Connection and influence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Connection" instead a noun "Influence".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| human | human connection | human influence |
| good | good connection | good influence |
| clear | clear connection | clear influence |
| direct | direct connection | direct influence |
| Other adjectives: obvious, strong, powerful, actual, real, little, bad, psychic, telepathic, main, personal, supernatural, mental, political, possible, greater, cultural, magical, stronger. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- The connection to the Force allows abilities such as My Significance Sense Is Tingling, the ability to heal, and for those who fall to the influence of The Dark Side, Shock and Awe.
Source: Enlightenment Superpowers -
Reptiles Are Abhorrent: The Yuuzhan Vong's Chazrach slave army will lapse into a killing frenzy when their connection with their masters' influence over them is disrupted.
Source: Literature / New Jedi Order - Which is where we really start to understand just how powerful Draculas influence is, since Fluttershys special talent is her connection with animals.
Source: Beyond The Impossible / Fanfic
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