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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Second, what mechanism allows this relationship to remain beneficial for both species?

From Science Daily

Another audience member sensitively played Sam, the narrator’s love of his life, a relationship that reveals the long-term toll of being raised by a parent suffering from suicidal depression.

From Los Angeles Times

Not Anthropic, which is suing the Defense Department for designating it a supply-chain risk, threatening its relationships with other customers.

From The Wall Street Journal

On New Years' Eve - more than a year into their relationship - he came to her house and told her he was going for anger management counselling.

From BBC

An end to the agreement would allow Sesame to pursue relationships with other theme-park operators.

From The Wall Street Journal

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