relationships
Ties between people
Relationships are connections between people—how they relate to one another.
The word covers the full range: family relationships, romantic relationships, professional relationships.
Used alone, it often implies romantic involvement: Are you in a relationship?
They've been in a relationship for three years.
The plural sometimes refers to interpersonal skills generally: She's good at relationships.
Intense fond attachment
- passionIntense emotional drive
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- datingPursuing romantic connections
- marriageFormal union between partners
engagement · chemistry · attraction · infatuation · flirtation · sweetheart · valentine · fiancé
State of having company
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- trustConfidence in another
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- confidantTrusted keeper of secrets
acquaintance · comrade · fellowship · pal · peer · solidarity · buddy · mate
State of proximity
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- trustConfidence in another
- empathySharing another's emotions
- attachmentConnection or fondness
tenderness · warmth · caring · communication · understanding · emotional · bonding · disclosure
A joining or relation
- communityCollective of connected people
- networkInterconnected system
- acquaintancePerson slightly known
- neighborPerson living nearby
congregation · membership · belonging · tribe · clique · circle · outsider · inclusion
Professional associate
- collaboratorOne who works jointly
- associateConnect mentally or socially
- partnerOne who shares activity
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
mentee · networking · alliance · affiliation · supervisor · subordinate · client · stakeholder
love
Intense fond attachment
- passionIntense emotional drive
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- datingPursuing romantic connections
marriage · engagement · chemistry · attraction · infatuation · flirtation · sweetheart · valentine · fiancé · fiancée
companionship
State of having company
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- trustConfidence in another
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
confidant · acquaintance · comrade · fellowship · pal · peer · solidarity · buddy · mate · bestie
closeness
State of proximity
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- trustConfidence in another
- empathySharing another's emotions
attachment · tenderness · warmth · caring · communication · understanding · emotional · bonding · disclosure · authenticity
connection
A joining or relation
- communityCollective of connected people
- networkInterconnected system
- acquaintancePerson slightly known
neighbor · congregation · membership · belonging · tribe · clique · circle · outsider · inclusion · exclusion
colleague
Professional associate
- collaboratorOne who works jointly
- associateConnect mentally or socially
- partnerOne who shares activity
mentor · mentee · networking · alliance · affiliation · supervisor · subordinate · client · stakeholder · liaison
kinship
State of being related
ancestors · descendants · lineage · heritage · bloodline · offspring · genealogy · household · in-laws · stepfamily
infidelity
Disloyalty to a partner
cheating · secrecy · betrayal · adultery · mistress · liaison · forbidden · scandal · deception · extramarital
- topicsnature, health, sports, science, politics
- actingacting, act, performing, playacting, actor
- biographybirth, death date, autobiography, life story, biography
- identityidentity, personal identity, self, selfhood, self-expression
- social developmentsocialization, social skills, friendship, social behavior, belonging
- characterizationprotagonist, trait, antagonist, hero, villain
relationshipsisolation
Complete separation from others
solitude · loneliness · alienation · disconnection · estrangement
relationshipsindependence
Freedom from external control
self-reliance · autonomy · self-sufficiency · individualism · separateness
relationshipsatomization
Reduction to fine particles
fragmentation · disintegration · anomie · dissolution · severance
- interracial relationshipsRomance between different ethnicities
- in a relationshipCommitted to a partner
- long-term relationshipExtended romantic commitment
- open relationshipConsensual romantic nonexclusivity
- toxic relationshipsBonds causing emotional harm
- long term relationship
relationship, relationship anarchy, interrelationship, interrelationships, nonrelationship