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close relationship

NOUN
communion
Synonyms
STRONGEST
intimacy rapport togetherness
STRONG
accord association closeness concord contact converse fellowship harmony intercommunication intercourse participation sympathy unity
WEAK
communing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unfriendliness
STRONG
antagonism disagreement discord opposition
WEAK
contention disunity division hostility variance
NOUN
intimacy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
affection confidence confidentiality familiarity friendship understanding
STRONG
acquaintance affinity communion inwardness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
enmity hate hatred
STRONG
ignorance
WEAK
disagreement incompatibility

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Amazon.com has had a close relationship with Anthropic for years — and now the companies are strengthening their financial and technological ties.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

Stubb is one of the few European leaders who has maintained a close relationship with Trump, and his country has one of the strongest armed forces on the Continent and its longest border with Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Pakistan, which has forged a close relationship with President Donald Trump and is sensitive to developments in neighbouring Iran, emerged as a channel for messaging between Tehran and Washington in recent weeks.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

It highlighted a 2019 report commissioned by US bank JP Morgan which found Epstein appeared to "maintain a particularly close relationship" with Lord Mandelson.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

And perhaps the close relationship he formed with little Mel helped to fill that space.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall