friendships

NOUN

companionship

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accord affection agreement closeness devotion good will harmony intimacy love pact rapport society solidarity understanding

STRONG

acquaintanceship affinity alliance amiability amicability amity association attachment attraction benevolence coalition comity company concord consideration consonance empathy esteem familiarity favor favoritism fondness friendliness fusion league partiality regard sociability sodality

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disagreement dislike hate hatred

STRONG

aloofness animosity antagonism disassociation discord disregard disrespect disunion division divorce estrangement fairness hostility ignorance impartiality incompatibility justice neglect opposition separation

WEAK

enmity

Example Sentences

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Friendships among new moms are often so intense that in the end, someone gets hurt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

An entire subset of TikTok is titled “The Tea on Why Friendships End on Vacations,” where layman advisers explain why this is such a common issue.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2025

Friendships have grown among volunteers and residents, and between residents, and one Russian-Ukrainian couple who lived at Pristaniste recently married.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2024

Friendships get made just like they do in ballet class.

From New York Times • May 18, 2024

Friendships were suspicious, we knew it, we avoided each other during the mealtime line-ups in the cafeteria and in the halls between classes.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood