relationship

[ri-ley-shuhn-ship] / rɪˈleɪ ʃənˌʃɪp /

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 up tie-in

WEAK

consociation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

divorce

STRONG

antagonism difference disassociation disconnection dissimilarity disunion division imbalance opposition separation unlikeness

Example Sentences

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But Myela describes his feelings towards Simeone as being like a "toxic relationship".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

After about a month of speculation, the pair said they “wanted to provide some clarity” on their relationship.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

PARIS—For nearly a decade, President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron have sparred and negotiated in a hot-and-cold relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In late January in Rabat, Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch spoke of a "natural, lasting" relationship with Senegal where he said Morocco has invested more than $540 million.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Whereas visual vocabulary tends to be more detailed, we lack nuanced conceptual words to describe sound and our relationship to it.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

relationship

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