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

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When Emily moved to St Illtyd's Catholic High School in Cardiff, she completed the short survey, developed for Llamau by Cardiff University, which asked about pupil's relationships, mental health and living situation.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

The team then investigated whether the relationships might go beyond simple associations.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

The prime minister has headed to China, India and Saudi Arabia and made several stops in Europe seeking deals to expand Canada's economic relationships overseas.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

Ms. Simpson explores the similarities between the power struggles of romantic relationships and the semantic tug of war between writers and their translators—and the role of fidelity in both situations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

The second test had to do with spatial relationships and left me with a headache that would last for the next twenty-four hours.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris