COLLEAGUESHIP Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

colleagueship

noun

as in companionship

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Noun

There is a level of attention, sure, but that becomes affection and a sense of companionship.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
This is a healthy relationship to have with these women — companionship is important, but boundaries are even better.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of companionship

Noun

Lovely Butterfly moves between the tactility of personal letters and abstraction of aerial digital maps, mediating the scales of intimacy and distance.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
Lee’s lines have the intimacy and metaphysical heft of prayer; their elegant recursions and repetitions call to mind the cycles of life, death, and rebirth.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of intimacy

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In 1978, Leckey moved to New York for a one-year fellowship provided by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
According to Victory World Outreach, Alvarez previously served as a pastor within its fellowship.

— S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of fellowship

Noun

But his actions here — deflecting accountability, being vague yet defensive about his own politics — and his history with Kraft suggest his sympathies might not lie with the causes his opening acts stand for.

— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Tui Shipping, the boat's owner, provided a statement to VBTC expressing sympathy to those affected and acknowledging its responsibility for passenger safety, according to the broadcaster on Tuesday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

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