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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Gannon, who left the CIA last year, has maintained his relationships in the U.A.E, travelling there frequently to make introductions between American executives and Emirati security officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

In this way, he prevented the women from forming real relationships with each other, making them easier to control.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

And Johns Hopkins has launched a three-year program to research remedies, including waivers in the case of long-established doctor-patient relationships.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

“Troy and Jenna have decades of relationships with those people that Dr. Shah, Wood and Kleban just don’t have,” Majerus-Collins said.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

This hinted—more than hinted—at closer relationships between animals than their external appearances might suggest.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin