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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This finding points to extensive hidden interdependencies that are not apparent when examining trade relationships alone.

From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026

"For too long, children in further education have missed out because of gaps in provision of relationships and sex education," Strathern said.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

We become friends, get to know their families and build lasting relationships.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

You write about toxic relationships, but now you appear to be in a stable relationship with the mother of your child.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

She developed relationships with the women’s division of the Knights of Labor, the Universal Peach Union, and the Daughters of the American Revolution, to name a few.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling