interpersonal
adjective
in·ter·per·son·al
ˌin-tər-ˈpər-s(ə-)nəl 
: being, relating to, or involving relations between persons
interpersonally
adverb
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The leader of the Liberal Democrats picks books that explore human experience and interpersonal relationships.
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The Week Uk, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026
Gorton skillfully depicts the grueling decades-long struggle of Sanger (the icon, in this telling) and Dennett (the idealist) to make birth control available and legal, as well as their interpersonal competition for power and influence.
—Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
According to Stinson’s research, the strongest predictor of whether strangers wanted to accept someone was interpersonal warmth.
—Big Think, 18 Mar. 2026
The point is not to sell her business, not to get more followers, not to create a cult of her own; the point is looking at interpersonal dynamics, getting into conflicts, resuming those conflicts, and then sometimes doing silly things after drinking too much rosé.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
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The Week Uk, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026
Gorton skillfully depicts the grueling decades-long struggle of Sanger (the icon, in this telling) and Dennett (the idealist) to make birth control available and legal, as well as their interpersonal competition for power and influence.
—Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
According to Stinson’s research, the strongest predictor of whether strangers wanted to accept someone was interpersonal warmth.
—Big Think, 18 Mar. 2026
The point is not to sell her business, not to get more followers, not to create a cult of her own; the point is looking at interpersonal dynamics, getting into conflicts, resuming those conflicts, and then sometimes doing silly things after drinking too much rosé.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for interpersonal
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“Interpersonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interpersonal. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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interpersonal
adjective
in·ter·per·son·al
-ˈpərs-nəl
-ᵊn-əl
: being, relating to, or including relations between persons
interpersonally
adverb
-ˈpərs-nə-lē,
-ᵊn-ə-
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interpersonal
adjective
in·ter·per·son·al
-ˈpərs-nəl, -ᵊn-əl
: being, relating to, or involving relations between persons
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