relationship

[ri-ley-shuhn-ship] / rɪˈleɪ ʃənˌʃɪp /

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 up tie-in

WEAK

consociation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

divorce

STRONG

antagonism difference disassociation disconnection dissimilarity disunion division imbalance opposition separation unlikeness

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This, along with China's growing power and assertiveness, strained the relationship with the West, even as the world's reliance on the Chinese economy became clear.

From BBC

Her mother had what she's described as a "difficult relationship with food".

From BBC

But there was a darker side to their relationship.

From BBC

At that point, Van Rootselaar and her father hadn’t had a relationship for “many years,” but the two were beginning to speak over the phone, court records show.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I very much look forward to working with you to deepen our relationships and to strengthen our shared Christian witness," she told her new Catholic counterpart.

From BBC

relationship

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