Synonyms of relationship

1. relationship, human relationship, relation: usage: a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness); "the relationship between mothers and their children"
2. relationship, state: usage: a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection); "he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship"
3. relationship, state: usage: a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
4. kinship, family relationship, relationship, relation: usage: (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption