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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The film is both funny and dark, and allows viewers to ponder their own relationship issues.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

It's raised awareness that narcissism is a real psychological disorder, and helped a lot of people make sense of abuse or other relationship issues they've dealt with in the past.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

Someone will die, which makes this comedy qualify as “dark,” and its people do have serious relationship issues.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2025

Directors of D.C. government agencies will have to assign a person or group to resolve workplace relationship issues by Nov. 17, according to the new order.

From Washington Times • Oct. 31, 2023

That is where he and wife Jada Pinkett Smith came clean about their relationship issues in 2020, which is the closest he has come to scandal in the past.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2022