friendship

[frend-ship] / ˈfrɛnd ʃɪp /

NOUN

companionship

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accord affection agreement closeness devotion good will harmony intimacy love pact rapport society solidarity understanding

STRONG

acquaintanceship affinity alliance amiability amicability amity association attachment attraction benevolence coalition comity company concord consideration consonance empathy esteem familiarity favor favoritism fondness friendliness fusion league partiality regard sociability sodality

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disagreement dislike hate hatred

STRONG

aloofness animosity antagonism disassociation discord disregard disrespect disunion division divorce estrangement fairness hostility ignorance impartiality incompatibility justice neglect opposition separation

WEAK

enmity

Example Sentences

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“The reason China chose Hungary over Poland or Czechia was the friendship factor,” says Agnes Szunomar, who heads the Institute of Global Studies at Corvinus University of Budapest.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Their time as team-mates was brief, but a friendship was forged.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“After a certain point,” says Zubatsky, “it is OK to simply say ‘No.’ A later-life friendship should not be dictated on whether one person can give financial help to the other.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

It’s a tender, bizarro reckoning with marriage, infertility and friendship, among life’s other illusions.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

NYU might have been manageable for their friendship, but Washington Heights was basically Canada, as far as Boaz was concerned.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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