Definitions

partnership

[pahrt-ner-ship] / ˈpɑrt nərˌʃɪp /

NOUN

alliance; participation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assistance association business company cooperation cooperative corporation firm friendship interest organization ownership sharing society tie up union

STRONG

affiliation band body brotherhood cahoots cartel chumminess clique club combination combine community companionship conglomerate conjunction connection coterie crew faction fraternity gang help hookup house joining lodge mob party ring sisterhood sorority togetherness

WEAK

consociation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

division hindrance separation stoppage

STRONG

detachment disconnection sisterhood

Example Sentences

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Openers Tom Latham and Devon Conway each made big hundreds in a partnership of 317.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

“Our victims now have some closure thanks to the great work of our detectives and our strong partnership with State Attorney Suzy Lopez.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

Working in partnership with landowners and communities is essential to protect leopards.

From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026

The bookings were arranged through an apparent front company called Power, a limited partnership founded in 2012, according to Alhurra, a U.S. government-funded Arabic-language media network.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

By the time they tracked Hatchet to the base of the Kambali Mountains in northern Oxscini, after two weeks on the trail together, they had developed an informal partnership.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

Vocabulary lists containing partnership

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