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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Back then, Washington’s posture toward Beijing was still partnership rather than rivalry, built on the bet—since abandoned—that economic integration would over time make China open up politically.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Bobo Lo, former deputy head of mission at the Australian Embassy in Moscow, says it is this strategic flexibility, rather than the rigidity of a military alliance, that gives the partnership resilience.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

But both billionaires were active on social media: Musk promoted SpaceX’s partnership with the AI startup Cursor, while Altman touted the latest update to OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

News Corp, owner of The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s, has a content-licensing partnership with OpenAI.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Vincent and Gauguin had exchanged self-portraits in anticipation of their new partnership.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

Vocabulary lists containing partnership

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