partnership

[pahrt-ner-ship] / ˈpɑrt nərˌʃɪp /

NOUN

alliance; participation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assistance association business company cooperation cooperative corporation firm friendship interest organization ownership sharing society tie up union

STRONG

affiliation band body brotherhood cahoots cartel chumminess clique club combination combine community companionship conglomerate conjunction connection coterie crew faction fraternity gang help hookup house joining lodge mob party ring sisterhood sorority togetherness

WEAK

consociation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

division hindrance separation stoppage

STRONG

detachment disconnection sisterhood

Example Sentences

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Polymarket has a data partnership with Dow Jones, the publisher of the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The midfield partnership of Joao Palhinha and Rodrigo Bentancur dominated with quality and physical power, creating and defending in equal measure.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

They agreed to advance their high-level strategic partnership to a "new phase of development", Hung said, and inked six agreements spanning technology, climate preparedness and information and communication.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

The Gemini partnership is one part of Apple’s AI strategy.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

For the Compromise of 1790 signaled the resumption of their political partnership after five years of separation.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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