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

Example Sentences

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Researchers used a scale called Joint Savoring in Romantic Relationships, adapted from the widely used Savoring Beliefs Inventory, which assesses how individuals savor positive moments.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2026

Relationships and friendships were hard, being that I couldn’t go out at night.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

Relationships can come with endless distractions from emails and notifications on your phone to endless piles of laundry or dishes that need sorting.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

Relationships thrive on proximity, and the five-year absence from your father’s life may have shredded some of those family ties — at least when it comes to inheritance.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025

“But I might. Relationships are so hard. Maybe it’s just me. I don’t know. But I couldn’t make it work with Hudson, even when he was right in front of my face.”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera