Definitions

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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This approach combines anatomical features with fossil ages to estimate evolutionary relationships and divergence times.

From Science Daily

You have a different relationship with the audience.

From Los Angeles Times

Such viral statements, it says, are interfering with Lebo M’s business relationships with Disney and his income from royalties, causing more than $20 million in actual damages.

From Los Angeles Times

The lesson was on Romans, Chapter 8, which he described as “the history of humanity, our relationship with God, our present day life and the future of where we’re headed.”

From The Wall Street Journal

But here’s what the doomsayers are missing: The relationship between a tool and the mind wielding it isn’t fixed.

From The Wall Street Journal

relationship

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