social life
Time with others
Social life is the time and activity spent with other people outside of work or domestic obligations—friends, acquaintances, romantic interests.
Having a social life means regularly seeing people, going out, attending gatherings: Between the new job and the baby, my social life is nonexistent.
The phrase often appears when lamenting its absence or demanding its priority.
Organized social gatherings
- dinnersMain evening meals
- outingsShort pleasure trips
- clubbingVisiting nightclubs for entertainment
- bar hoppingVisiting several taverns consecutively
game night · brunch · happy hour · concerts · festivals · movies · karaoke · dancing
State of having company
- bondingForming close connections
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- trustConfidence in another
confidant · intimacy · support · empathy · affection · buddy · pal · bestie
Residential area nearby
- belongingState of fitting in
- cultureCollective social practices
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
residents · village · diversity · togetherness · block party · potluck · town hall · civic
Exchange of spoken ideas
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- minglingCasual social interaction
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- small talkPolite trivial conversation
dialogue · exchange · rapport · dynamics · communication · icebreaker · chitchat · gossip
People you know professionally
- connectionsRelationships between things
- LinkedInProfessional networking platform
- mixersCombination devices or gatherings
- conferencesOrganized professional assemblies
schmoozing · meetups · referrals · introductions · business cards · elevator pitch · seminars · workshops
parties
Organized social gatherings
bar hopping · game night · brunch · happy hour · concerts · festivals · movies · karaoke · dancing · barbecue
companionship
State of having company
- bondingForming close connections
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
trust · confidant · intimacy · support · empathy · affection · buddy · pal · bestie · chum
neighborhood
Residential area nearby
- belongingState of fitting in
- cultureCollective social practices
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
locals · residents · village · diversity · togetherness · block party · potluck · town hall · civic · congregation
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- minglingCasual social interaction
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
small talk · dialogue · exchange · rapport · dynamics · communication · icebreaker · chitchat · gossip · storytelling
contacts
People you know professionally
- connectionsRelationships between things
- LinkedInProfessional networking platform
- mixersCombination devices or gatherings
conferences · schmoozing · meetups · referrals · introductions · business cards · elevator pitch · seminars · workshops · alumni
- everyday lifedaily routine, routines, errands, chores, bills
- existenceexistence, being, lives, reality, actuality
- lifestylewellness, health, fitness, routines, diet
- needsfood, water, shelter, sleep, air
- senior wellnesshealth, wellbeing, active lifestyle, healthy diet, balance exercises
- outside worldnature, outdoors, wilderness, environment, city
social lifesolitude
State of being alone
isolation · seclusion · loneliness · reclusiveness · aloneness
social lifeprivate life
One's nonpublic existence
inner life · personal life · interior life · domestic life · home life
social lifework life
Employment and its demands
professional life · career · job · vocation · working hours
life, social, society, associate, association, sociable, associated, antisocial, societies