fraternising
Mixing with others
Fraternising is the British spelling of fraternizing—associating or mingling in a friendly way, especially with people you're not supposed to befriend.
The word carries a whiff of disapproval, implying boundary-crossing: soldiers fraternising with the enemy, employees fraternising with management.
The coach forbade fraternising with players from rival teams.
Casual social interaction
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- interactingCommunicating or affecting mutually
- conversingEngaging in spoken exchange
- mixingCombining into one mass
hobnobbing · schmoozing · associating · engaging · meeting · gathering · partying · entertaining
Goodwill among companions
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- comradeshipMutual loyalty among companions
- kinshipState of being related
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
affinity · closeness · intimacy · connection · solidarity · esprit de corps · collegiality · companionship
Peacefully cooperative in manner
- cordialWarmly friendly manner
- genialPleasantly warm-mannered
- affableWarm and approachable
- congenialFriendly and likable
sociable · warmhearted · companionable · chummy · neighborly · approachable · good-natured · welcoming
Associating with others
- collaboratingWorking jointly with others
- colludingSecretly cooperating for deception
- sympathizingSharing in another's feelings
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
treason · betrayal · defection · transgression · impropriety · taboo · enemy contact · wartime romance
mingling
Casual social interaction
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- interactingCommunicating or affecting mutually
- conversingEngaging in spoken exchange
mixing · hobnobbing · schmoozing · associating · engaging · meeting · gathering · partying · entertaining · communing
camaraderie
Goodwill among companions
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- comradeshipMutual loyalty among companions
- kinshipState of being related
rapport · affinity · closeness · intimacy · connection · solidarity · esprit de corps · collegiality · companionship · friendship
amicable
Peacefully cooperative in manner
congenial · sociable · warmhearted · companionable · chummy · neighborly · approachable · good-natured · welcoming · hospitable
consorting
Associating with others
- collaboratingWorking jointly with others
- colludingSecretly cooperating for deception
- sympathizingSharing in another's feelings
disloyalty · treason · betrayal · defection · transgression · impropriety · taboo · enemy contact · wartime romance
fraternisingavoiding
Deliberately staying clear
shunning · withdrawing · keeping to oneself · ostracising · keeping apart
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