nonrelationship
Absence of ties
A nonrelationship is the absence of a relationship where one might be expected or desired.
The term often describes romantic situations that never quite become official: We had a six-month nonrelationship—we acted like a couple but never defined it.
It can also characterize distant or purely formal connections: My nonrelationship with my father lasted until I was thirty.
Emotional separation between people
- separationState of being apart
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
alienation · distancing · rupture · break · divide · gulf · chasm · rift
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- singlenessState of being alone
- freedomAbsence of constraint
solo · unmarried · uncoupled · unpartnered · bachelorhood · spinsterhood · self-contained · unbonded
Without legal effect
- lackDeficiency or absence
- nonexistenceAbsence of being
- vacancyUnoccupied space or position
- emptinessAbsence of substance
gap · omission · deficiency · nothing · blank · null · zero · naught
Separation or emotional uninvolvement
- distanceSpace between two points
- reserveSupply kept back
- formalityStrict observance of convention
- professionalismWorkplace conduct standards
impersonality · separateness · discretion · limits · barriers · walls · space · apartness
Lack of prior knowledge
- anonymityUnknown identity state
- unknownNot yet discovered
- unacquaintedNot knowing someone
- unconnectedNot joined or linked
foreign · outsider · passerby · nameless · faceless · distant · impersonal · unrecognized
estrangement
Emotional separation between people
- separationState of being apart
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
severance · alienation · distancing · rupture · break · divide · gulf · chasm · rift · split
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- singlenessState of being alone
freedom · solo · unmarried · uncoupled · unpartnered · bachelorhood · spinsterhood · self-contained · unbonded · uncommitted
void
Without legal effect
- lackDeficiency or absence
- nonexistenceAbsence of being
- vacancyUnoccupied space or position
emptiness · gap · omission · deficiency · nothing · blank · null · zero · naught
detachment
Separation or emotional uninvolvement
professionalism · impersonality · separateness · discretion · limits · barriers · walls · space · apartness · noninvolvement
unfamiliarity
Lack of prior knowledge
- anonymityUnknown identity state
- unknownNot yet discovered
- unacquaintedNot knowing someone
unconnected · foreign · outsider · passerby · nameless · faceless · distant · impersonal · unrecognized
nonrelationshiprelationship
Connection between entities
partnership · bond · connection · attachment · union
nonrelationshipcommitted relationship
Mutual pledge between partners
marriage · engagement · courtship · dating · going steady
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