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

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Described as part fiction, part memoir and part essay, at its heart is a love story between a couple who part as students and rekindle their relationship years later.

From BBC

Both cortical and subcortical regions demonstrated meaningful relationships between structural decline and memory performance.

From Science Daily

The president's public use of expletives have attracted headlines in the past - for example, when discussing the relationship between Iran and Israel last June.

From BBC

"This is football and it's not my business, but what I can say is that I have a very good relationship with Xabi," explained Flick.

From Barron's

Their relationship was far more nuanced than that.

From Los Angeles Times

relationship

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