relating
Making a connection
Relating is the present participle of relate, carrying its meanings of connecting or telling.
Something relating to a topic concerns or pertains to it: documents relating to the case.
Relating also describes the act of forming connections with others: She has trouble relating to her coworkers.
The gerund names the process itself: Relating to teenagers requires patience.
Spoken exchange between parties
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
articulation · sharing · disclosure · confiding · opening up · discussing · recounting · conveying
Telling events aloud
- recountingNarrating events from memory
- tellingMeaningfully indicative
- anecdoteBrief account of incident
- accountRecord of dealings
chronicle · oral tradition · reminiscing · recollection · testimony · memoir · firsthand account · personal narrative
Quality of being applicable
- applicabilityDegree of fitness
- bearingPosture or orientation
- significanceQuality of mattering
- connectionA joining or relation
correspondence · alignment · congruence · germane · applicable · material · salient · contextual
Binding tie or connection
- linkPoint of connection
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
- interrelationMutual connection between things
- interconnectednessState of mutual linkage
rapport · affinity · nexus · bridge · interface · correlation · interdependency · coupling
Forming close connections
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- partnershipShared business arrangement
rapport · intimacy · closeness · togetherness · solidarity · reciprocity · interaction · companionship
Mental comprehension of something
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- concernTroubled interest in something
caring · identification · fellow-feeling · resonance · attunement · emotional connection · supportiveness · tenderness
dialogue
Spoken exchange between parties
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
expression · articulation · sharing · disclosure · confiding · opening up · discussing · recounting · conveying · imparting
narrating
Telling events aloud
- recountingNarrating events from memory
- tellingMeaningfully indicative
- anecdoteBrief account of incident
account · chronicle · oral tradition · reminiscing · recollection · testimony · memoir · firsthand account · personal narrative
pertinence
Quality of being applicable
- applicabilityDegree of fitness
- bearingPosture or orientation
- significanceQuality of mattering
connection · correspondence · alignment · congruence · germane · applicable · material · salient · contextual · meaningfulness
bond
Binding tie or connection
- linkPoint of connection
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
- interrelationMutual connection between things
interconnectedness · rapport · affinity · nexus · bridge · interface · correlation · interdependency · coupling · symbiosis
bonding
Forming close connections
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
partnership · rapport · intimacy · closeness · togetherness · solidarity · reciprocity · interaction · companionship · alliance
understanding
Mental comprehension of something
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
concern · caring · identification · fellow-feeling · resonance · attunement · emotional connection · supportiveness · tenderness · consideration
family
Related people together
bloodline · heritage · genealogy · clan · tribe · kinfolk · descendants · forebears · consanguinity · parentage
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- empathyempathy, sympathy, compassion, kindness, understanding
- associationlinking, pairing, connection, word association, free association
- narrationfirst person, second person, third person, voice-over, narrator
relatingdisconnecting
Breaking an established link
isolating · separating · dissociating · distancing · alienating
relatingconcealing
Keeping something secret
withholding · hiding · suppressing · hushing up · censoring
relatingunrelated
Having no link
irrelevant · disconnected · unconnected · extraneous · immaterial
- interracial relationshipsRomance between different ethnicities
- in a relationshipCommitted to a partner
- blood relativeFamily by biological descent
- relative toIn relation or proportion
- public relationsOrganizational reputation management
- long-term relationshipExtended romantic commitment
relation, relationship, relative, relations, relationships, relativity, relational, relativistic