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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If there’s an emergency and a minor’s legal parents are incapacitated or killed, most rules default to direct blood relationships — grandparents, aunts and uncles, and so forth down the line.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

On relationships, Gates stressed that AI can be an echo-chamber, which could have profound effects on children.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

But he said that Evidence Room is still alive and that he maintains relationships with the community of artists who have been part of the company, which was established in 1995.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

"Care must build and not break the relationships that young people need, and this must be the new North Star," he added.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

“Don’t think we don’t notice how you sabotage all your relationships so you can run back to Jupiter, Coop. You might have everybody else fooled with that sad-dumped-guy shit, but we know you.”

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone