hand in hand
Palms clasped, walking
Hand in hand describes people holding hands while walking or standing together: The couple strolled hand in hand along the beach.
Figuratively, it means closely connected or occurring together: Poverty and crime often go hand in hand.
The phrase emphasizes inseparability—two things that naturally accompany each other.
State of proximity
- bondingForming close connections
- companionshipState of having company
- togethernessState of close connection
- walkingLocomotion on foot
strolling · holding · clasping · intertwined · linked · joined · paired · couple
Joint intellectual work
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- allianceFormal union of parties
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
joint effort · working together · mutual · shared · collective · combined · reciprocal · cooperation
Joined in multiple ways
- linkedFastened to another
- associatedConnected in relationship
- coupledJoined in pairs
- concurrentHappening at once
simultaneous · coexisting · intertwined · inseparable · correlated · parallel · coinciding · accompanying
Harmony between parties
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- synchronyTemporal coordination
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- concertLive musical performance
unison · agreement · compatibility · consonance · rapport · attunement · congruence · cohesion
closeness
State of proximity
- bondingForming close connections
- companionshipState of having company
- togethernessState of close connection
walking · strolling · holding · clasping · intertwined · linked · joined · paired · couple · lovers
collaboration
Joint intellectual work
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- allianceFormal union of parties
coordination · joint effort · working together · mutual · shared · collective · combined · reciprocal · cooperation · synergy
interconnected
Joined in multiple ways
- linkedFastened to another
- associatedConnected in relationship
- coupledJoined in pairs
concurrent · simultaneous · coexisting · intertwined · inseparable · correlated · parallel · coinciding · accompanying · corresponding
accord
Harmony between parties
concert · unison · agreement · compatibility · consonance · rapport · attunement · congruence · cohesion · confluence
- body idiomsheart of gold, heart of stone, cold heart, warm heart, soft heart
- closenessclose by, close contact, close-knit, next door, up close
- harmony phrasesin sync, in tune, on the same page, see eye to eye, in unison
- togethernesstogether, united, unity, togetherness, bonding
- companionshipaccompanied, unaccompanied, together, alone, solo
- unity phrasesall for one, one for all, united we stand, stronger together, all as one
hand in handat arm's length
hand in handat odds
In a state of conflict
in opposition · in conflict · at loggerheads · out of step · at cross-purposes
hand in handmutually exclusive
Cannot both be true
unrelated · disconnected · unconnected · incompatible · separate
hand, handle, handy, hands, handful, handled, handling, handed, secondhand