friendships

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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One teenager sent me a message to say that without social media they would not still be here: the friendships they had made online had given them reasons to continue living.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

Singleton adds that in the chaos of fatherhood, friendships occasionally fall to the wayside.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

“It is a place where people have got to know us not as famous people but as neighbors, friends, parents. I really treasure our friendships here because they have substance,” Steenburgen added.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Both men and women have close lifelong friendships.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

But before I could step in and say any of that, Hannah said, “Sometimes the friendships we make when we’re little can be hard to see honestly.”

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon