relationships

NOUN

connection; friendship

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accord affair communication contact exchange liaison link marriage rapport relation tie

STRONG

affiliation affinity alliance analogy appositeness association bond conjunction consanguinity contingency correlation dependence dependency homogeneity hookup interconnection interrelation interrelationship kinship likeness nearness network parallel pertinence pertinency proportion ratio relativity relevance similarity tie-in tie-up

WEAK

consociation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

divorce

STRONG

antagonism difference disassociation disconnection dissimilarity disunion division imbalance opposition separation unlikeness

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Even so, the discovery offers a new way to think about the relationships between microorganisms and animals.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

With objects spanning millennia and cultures, this exhibit explores the dynamic relationships among instruments, art and our physical selves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

And that’s a critical strength in both relationships and in the ways we watch and digest art.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

"Everything in Afghanistan is relationships, and day-to-day that can help make things easier," says Chris Kinder, the chairman of Afghanaid, a British charity which has been working in Afghanistan for more than 40 years.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

The second test had to do with spatial relationships and left me with a headache that would last for the next twenty-four hours.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris