RELATION Synonyms: 137 Similar and Opposite Words

relation

noun

ri-ˈlā-shən

as in interaction

relations plural doings between individuals or groups relations between the rival newspapers remained friendly despite their competition for the same stories

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Relevance

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nonintercourse

as in relative

a person connected with another by blood or marriage he and I are relations on my mother's side

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nonrelative

as in relationship

the fact or state of having something in common there's no relation between you losing your favorite baseball hat and your team losing the game

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as in partnership

the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters) our intramural baseball team had a relation with the other baseball teams in the area

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as in sex

relations plural sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis a law that prohibits relations between close relatives

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Examples of relation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As the effective date nears for the federal law that will force the sale (or ban) of popular social video app TikTok, a court hearing this week gave both sides a chance to talk about free speech, U.S.-China relations and algorithms. —

Megan Poinski, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024 The singer-songwriter, 32, and the public relations coordinator, 25, got married on Sept. 7 at Puth's family house in Montecito, California, according to Vogue. —

Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024 In turn, China would also be wary of compromising its own strategic aims by acting too directly in concert with Russia – but also of any action that could destabilize warming ties with its northern neighbor following decades of fractious relations that have previously spilled over into conflict. —

Simone McCarthy, CNN, 17 Sep. 2024 In 1895: Booker T. Washington delivered his influential Atlanta Exposition Speech, addressing race relations and economic cooperation between Black and white Americans. —

Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for relation

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