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Words used to describe relations and relationships - thesaurus
acquainted
adjective
formal if two people are acquainted, they know each other, usually not very well
a hungry mouth (to feed)
phrase
someone who is depending on you to providefood
an old friend/ally/enemy etc
phrase
someone who has been your friend/ally/enemy etc for a very long time
an old student/girlfriend etc
phrase
someone who was your student/girlfriend etc in the past
arm’s-length
adjective
used for describing something such as a business deal in which the different sides avoidhaving a close relationship with each other
associative
adjective
formal based on or relating to the relationshipbetween different things
(as) thick as thieves
phrase
people who are thick as thieves are very friendly with each other and spend a lot of time together talking about private things
at arm’s length
phrase
in a situation where you avoid dealing with or becoming involved with someone else
be on good/bad/friendly etc terms
phrase
to have a good, bad, or friendly relationshipwith someone
the best of friends
phrase
very close friends
brittle
adjective
a brittle relationship or situation is not very strong and could easily be damaged
broken
adjective
a broken relationship has failed
bromantic
adjective
humorous typical of or relating to a very closefriendship between two men
brotherly
adjective
typical of the feelings that a man or boy has for his male friends
chummy
adjective
informal old-fashioned chummy people are friendly with each other, especially in a way that stops other people from joining the group
clannish
adjective
concentrating on people in your own family or group and not wanting other people to join it
close
adjective
connected by shared interests and sharedfeelings such as love and respect
close
adjective
used about relationships
close
adjective
directly involved with someone and communicating with them a lot, especially as part of your job
close
adjective
used about activities or relationships
connected
adjective
used about people who have a social, business, or family relationship
cosy
adjective
a cosy relationship, in business or politics, involves people who seem to be using their relationship in a dishonest way to get benefitsfor each other
cozy
the American spelling of cosy
dysfunctional
adjective
dysfunctional relationships do not worknormally and are not happy or successful
estranged
adjective
mainly journalism not seeing friends or relatives very often, especially because of having fought with them
fragile
adjective
used about a situation, agreement, or relationship that can easily be damaged or destroyed
fraternal
adjective
belonging to brothers, or between brothers
fraternal
adjective
between friends or people who share the same interests or opinions
friendly
adjective
if you are friendly with someone, you are their friend
get along/on famously
phrase
to have a very friendly relationship with someone
go back
phrasal verb
spoken if two people go back a particularperiod of time, they have known each other for that period of time
have
verb
used for stating the relationship between someone and their family members
have
verb
used for stating the relationship between someone and their friends, enemies, peoplethey work with etc
have a nodding acquaintance with someone/be on nodding terms with someone
phrase
to know someone well enough to say ‘hello’ to them, but not know them very well
heavy
adjective
a heavy situation or relationship is serious and often not enjoyable
illicit
adjective
an illicit relationship, activity, or situation is one that people do not approve of
immediate
adjective
someone in an immediate relationship to you is closely connected to you
inseparable
adjective
people who are inseparable have a very closerelationship and spend all their time together
interpersonal
adjective
involving relationships between people
intimate
adjective
an intimate friend is someone who you knowvery well and like very much
intimate
adjective
an intimate relationship is a very closepersonal relationship, especially a sexual one
intimate
adjective
formal relating to sex or to a sexualrelationship
long-lost
adjective
a long-lost person, especially a relative, is someone who you have not seen for a long time
loveless
adjective
without love
maternal
adjective
a maternal relative is related to you through your mother
matrilineal
adjective
formal used for describing the mother’s side of a family and the relations on that side
monogamous
adjective
having only one husband, wife, or sexualrelationship at a time
mouth
noun
someone who you have to provide food for
not on speaking terms
phrase
if two people are not on speaking terms, they are very angry with each other and will not talkto each other
one-sided
adjective
in a one-sided relationship, one person doesmore than the other person or shows more lovethan the other person
one-to-one
adjective
a one-to-one relationship involves equalamounts or equal numbers of two things
one-way
adjective
a one-way relationship, agreement etc is one in which only one of the people involved tries to make it succeed
on the right/wrong side of someone
phrase
if you are on the right or wrong side of someone, they like/do not like you
patriarchal
adjective
typical of a patriarch
patrilineal
adjective
formal used for describing the father’s side of a family and the relations on that side
personal
adjective
involving a direct relationship between two people who know each other