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

Example Sentences

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She also said she had a good relationship with Weiss, according to the transcript, which was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sun’s defense team argued that it was her job to cultivate relationships with Chinese diplomats and others in the community, reflecting New York City’s 600,000-strong ethnic-Chinese population as a significant voting bloc.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It was a moment just for us. Because from my side at least, there is a lot of warmth and real love to our relationship and a lot of people don't get that."

From BBC

The one-minute spot cleverly capitalizes on the zeitgeist’s knowledge of Paltrow’s relationship to Martin and uses that joke to spin the conversation in another direction, highlighting the Astronomer product’s actual function.

From Salon

My boyfriend and I met in New York City two years ago and, as our relationship has grown more serious, everything has been going wonderfully.

From MarketWatch

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