friendships
Lasting personal connections
Friendships is the plural of friendship—bonds of mutual affection and trust between people who are not relatives or romantic partners.
The word often appears when discussing social connections generally: She valued her friendships above career success.
A friendship can be close or casual, lifelong or brief, but implies chosen connection rather than obligation.
A joining or relation
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- closenessState of proximity
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
affinity · camaraderie · fellowship · solidarity · alliance · union · partnership · association
Confidence in another
- closenessState of proximity
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- warmthHeat you feel
- empathySharing another's emotions
vulnerability · secrets · heart-to-heart · confidante · soulmate · fondness · tenderness · devotion
Informal term for friends
- palsInformal term for companions
- chumsClose companions
- matesFriends or breeding partners
- croniesClose, often questionable associates
confidants · comrades · acquaintances · playmates · classmates · colleagues · roommates · peers
Devoted loyalty maintained
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- trustworthinessQuality of being reliable
commitment · constancy · reliability · dependability · allegiance · dedication · honor · sincerity
Support spurring continued effort
- backingAid or sponsorship
- aidSupport given freely
- helpAssistance given
- assistanceSupport or aid given
being there · shoulder to cry on · advocate · ally · champion · pillar · anchor · listener
connection
A joining or relation
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- closenessState of proximity
rapport · affinity · camaraderie · fellowship · solidarity · alliance · union · partnership · association · link
trust
Confidence in another
empathy · vulnerability · secrets · heart-to-heart · confidante · soulmate · fondness · tenderness · devotion · cherish
buddies
Informal term for friends
cronies · confidants · comrades · acquaintances · playmates · classmates · colleagues · roommates · peers · associates
faithfulness
Devoted loyalty maintained
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
trustworthiness · commitment · constancy · reliability · dependability · allegiance · dedication · honor · sincerity · solidarity
encouragement
Support spurring continued effort
assistance · being there · shoulder to cry on · advocate · ally · champion · pillar · anchor · listener · cheerleader
- biographybirth, death date, autobiography, life story, biography
- Biography Elementsearly life, education, influences, major works, death
- childhoodchildhood, baby, child, kid, toys
- personalself, privacy, personal space, identity, name
- social connectionsneighbors, peers, coworkers, godparents, trusted adults
- high schoolhigh school, teachers, classroom, classrooms, principal
friendshipsenmities
Mutual hatred between parties
hostilities · animosities · antagonisms · feuds · hatreds
friendshipsestrangements
States of relational distance
alienation · distances · disconnection · detachment · isolation
friendshipsenmity
Bitter, lasting ill will
hostility · antagonism · opposition · loneliness · solitude
- friendship braceletHandcrafted wristband exchanged between companions
- true friendshipAuthentic, lasting mutual affection
- fair-weather friendshipsBonds lasting only during ease
- fake friendship
- power of friendshipCollective strength through bonds
- female friendshipBond between women