companionships
Lasting mutual connections
Companionships is the plural of companionship, the state of having company or being with others.
The word rarely appears in plural because companionship is usually an abstract quality rather than something countable.
When pluralized, it typically refers to distinct relationships or instances: The companionships she formed in college lasted decades.
A joining or relation
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- closenessState of proximity
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- affinityNatural liking or attraction
kinship · rapport · tie · relationship · warmth · devotion · fondness · tenderness
Non-kin mutual bond
- confidantTrusted keeper of secrets
- confidanteTrusted female friend
- buddyInformal term for companion
- palClose trusted companion
chum · mate · comrade · peer · playmate · acquaintance · ally · soulmate
State of close connection
- belongingState of fitting in
- inclusionBeing made part
- communityCollective of connected people
- membershipState of belonging
circle · group · network · tribe · cohort · club · society · gathering
Joint intellectual work
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- allianceFormal union of parties
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
reciprocity · co-creation · synergy · coordination · union · confederation · coalition · consortium
Support spurring continued effort
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- solaceRelief from distress
- nurtureSupport growth and development
- careAttentive regard for others
reassurance · reliability · dependability · steadfastness · constancy · presence · backing · understanding
connection
A joining or relation
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- closenessState of proximity
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
affinity · kinship · rapport · tie · relationship · warmth · devotion · fondness · tenderness · caring
friend
Non-kin mutual bond
- confidantTrusted keeper of secrets
- confidanteTrusted female friend
- buddyInformal term for companion
pal · chum · mate · comrade · peer · playmate · acquaintance · ally · soulmate · bestie
togetherness
State of close connection
membership · circle · group · network · tribe · cohort · club · society · gathering · congregation
collaboration
Joint intellectual work
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- allianceFormal union of parties
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
partnership · reciprocity · co-creation · synergy · coordination · union · confederation · coalition · consortium · league
encouragement
Support spurring continued effort
care · reassurance · reliability · dependability · steadfastness · constancy · presence · backing · understanding · empathy
companionshipssolitude
State of being alone
isolation · loneliness · aloneness · solitariness · seclusion
companionshipsenmities
Mutual hatred between parties
hostilities · antagonisms · enmity · hostility · animosities
companionshipsisolations
States of being apart
solitudes · aloneness · solitariness · seclusions · separations
- animal companionshipRelationship with domestic creatures