involvements
States of participation
Involvements is the plural of involvement, which names the state of being engaged or participating in something.
The word often appears in contexts suggesting commitment or entanglement: His involvements with various charities kept him busy.
It can also carry negative connotations when describing problematic connections: The investigation uncovered her involvements with organized crime.
Romantic or sexual relationships are sometimes euphemistically called involvements.
Binding commitments or meetings
- commitmentsPromises requiring follow-through
- activitiesThings one engages in
- membershipsFormal belonging to groups
- affiliationsOrganizational memberships held
contributions · roles · undertakings · obligations · duties · responsibilities · associations · connections
Indirect suggestion or consequence
- complicityShared criminal involvement
- culpabilityDeserving blame for wrongdoing
- connectionA joining or relation
- associationGroup with shared aim
participation · conspiracy · collusion · entanglement · liability · accountability · responsibility · allegations
Complex binding situations
- affairsMatters requiring attention
- liaisonsContacts bridging organizations
- romancesAmorous pursuits or tales
- attachmentsItems joined to something
connections · relationships · flings · dalliances · intimacies · trysts · couplings · associations
Difficulties that emerge unexpectedly
- entanglementsComplex binding situations
- intricaciesComplex inner workings
- tanglesKnotted, twisted masses
- embroilmentsInvolvement in heated conflicts
intertwining · interweaving · knots · webs · interconnections · overlaps · layers · ramifications
engagements
Binding commitments or meetings
- commitmentsPromises requiring follow-through
- activitiesThings one engages in
- membershipsFormal belonging to groups
affiliations · contributions · roles · undertakings · obligations · duties · responsibilities · associations · connections · participations
implication
Indirect suggestion or consequence
- complicityShared criminal involvement
- culpabilityDeserving blame for wrongdoing
- connectionA joining or relation
association · participation · conspiracy · collusion · entanglement · liability · accountability · responsibility · allegations · charges
entanglements
Complex binding situations
- affairsMatters requiring attention
- liaisonsContacts bridging organizations
- romancesAmorous pursuits or tales
attachments · connections · relationships · flings · dalliances · intimacies · trysts · couplings · associations · bonds
complications
Difficulties that emerge unexpectedly
- entanglementsComplex binding situations
- intricaciesComplex inner workings
- tanglesKnotted, twisted masses
embroilments · intertwining · interweaving · knots · webs · interconnections · overlaps · layers · ramifications · dimensions
involvementsdetachments
Troops assigned apart
non-participation · disengagements · withdrawals · abstentions · exclusions
involvementsdetachments
Troops assigned apart
indifference · disinterest · apathy · unconcern · coldness
involvementsextrications
Acts of freeing from entanglement
disentanglements · freedom · simplicity · clearance · liberation
- community involvementActive participation in local affairs
- parent involvementCaregivers taking active part
- parental involvementCaregivers engaging with children's activities
- civic involvementEngaging in community matters
- family involvementRelatives' active participation
- church involvementEngagement with religious community