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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Rooney's novels have sold millions of copies internationally, gaining a cult following for their observations of modern relationships before the BBC television adaptation of "Normal People" brought her wider fame.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Although younger ape fossils have been discovered across Africa, Europe, and Asia, their evolutionary relationships and geographic origins remain subjects of scientific debate.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

With his journey almost complete, Karl Bushby reflects on adventures that have taken him across four continents, as well as strained relationships and how life as he knows it is about to change dramatically.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

They also don’t address potential influences that are gained through business relationships, he added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

These early equation-laws were extremely good at expressing simple relationships, but equations have limitations—their constancy, which prevented them from being universal laws.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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