RELATIONSHIPS Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

relationships

noun

plural of relationship

as in partnerships

the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters) the street's shopkeepers have a good business relationship

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Recent Examples of relationships Kreiz will manage day-to-day operations while Ellison maintains the creative, big-picture vision and handles relationships with talent. — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026 The company has strengthened relationships with suppliers to support a larger and more resilient production network. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026 The goal was less about preserving the interiors than preserving the experience of living in them—the views, the light, the relationships between rooms. — Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026 As those relationships become more concentrated, the bar for what shippers expect from their remaining 3PL partners is rising. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026 Political parties value the electoral advantages of incumbents, while constituents may value the seniority, relationships and influence that come with having spent decades serving in Congress. — Nancy Forster-Holt, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026 Pfeffer, meanwhile, joins Rogier for a conversation about the mechanics of power — including how people gain influence, leverage status and relationships and ultimately convert power into financial opportunity. — Anna Tingley, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026 These pages amount to a map of each user’s social relationships. — Harry Booth, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 In August, the White House announced sanctions on five Cuban entities and eight individuals who help Cuba secure weapons and maintain relationships with foreign militaries. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Shows developed through partnerships now account for more than 40% of Talpa Studios’ catalog.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Talent, partnerships, and the limits of sovereignty The other issue is talent.

— Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of partnerships

Noun

Attempts to coordinate the different agencies under a central authority to fight organized crime have failed in Congress, where professional associations representing those agencies have resisted anything that would reduce their power.

— MATIAS SPEKTOR, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026
The model then forms statistical associations between the person’s name, profession, companies and areas of activity.

— Alona Karpinska, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of associations

Noun

Hirst also wants to avoid any collaborations that are simply artist merch.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 3 Oct. 2026
An art book highlighting her career, fashion and artistic collaborations, Ongoing was published under Rizzoli International Publications.

— Mariel Turner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of collaborations

Noun

The rich collections do a great job of honoring visual traditions and explaining their connections to real people and real places.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2026
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' 2022 review of fetal awareness concluded that pain perception requires an integrated network of neural connections.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of connections

Noun

Raghupathy Sivakumar does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

— Raghupathy Sivakumar, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
James Bisbee and Patrick Egan do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

— Patrick Egan, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of affiliations

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China-Japan relations have come under heavy strain since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told parliament in November last year that Japan could get militarily involved in the event of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

— Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
Questions remain over how a citizen of Oman, a country which does not have formal diplomatic relations with Israel, was authorized to co-pilot a plane bound for Tel Aviv, despite Israel’s strict security regulations.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

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