rapport

noun

ra-ˈpȯr How to pronounce rapport (audio)
Definition of rapportnext
as in friendship
a friendly relationship marked by ready communication and mutual understanding his good rapport with his students was one of the reasons why the school board named him Teacher of the Year

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Recent Examples of rapport At the suggestion of vice president of player personnel Joe Connelly, Bubes took Beringer, Zikarsky, Freeman and Zyon Pullin out to dinner before the trip to Vegas to develop more of a rapport with them. — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 17 July 2026 Kane and Bellingham, for their part, initially struggled to establish an on-field rapport. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 14 July 2026 Pulisic has good rapport with striker Folarin Balogun, who plays his club ball at France’s AS Manaco and had two goals against Paraguay. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 Esther Perel could have rapport with a dead plant or be a cult leader. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for rapport
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapport
  1. friendship
  2. solidarity
  3. communion
  4. rapprochement
  5. empathy
Noun
  • That’s good, because healthy friendships can make kids happier, improve their self-esteem and resilience, and protect against loneliness and depression.
    — Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • On one level this may seem like pie in the sky, yet the seeds of all of these possibilities already exist, and are firmly planted at the small-scale level of family, friendship and community at the local and hyper-local level.
    — William Hartung, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of friendship
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  • Tens of thousands showed up at the protest site in solidarity.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Most have showed us their support and solidarity, and have offered their assistance.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of solidarity
Noun
  • This is, at times, a wrenching novel, strewn with broken bodies, but its atrocities never overwhelm its faith in creaturely communion, and in grief and longing that clarify, rather than obscure, one’s desires and selfhood.
    — Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, Catholic and Orthodox churchgoers consume red wine during communion.
    — Tim Brinkhof, Time, 23 July 2026
Definition of communion
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  • The episode feinted toward genuine rapprochement before yanking the rug out, leaving the Gang pelted with an industrial-grade indoor blizzard and then happily chucking rocks at passing trains, as was Mac and Charlie’s childhood tradition.
    — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
  • Soon after the ceremony, Kloss, who had a brief falling out then rapprochement with the Grammy winner, jetted to Paris Fashion Week, where a curious paparazzo from gossip page Deux Moi had to inquire.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of rapprochement
Noun
  • Active caregiving fundamentally transforms men into better leaders by sharpening skills like empathy and emotional intelligence.
    — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Their path eventually crosses that of Greta, an Italian doctor whose empathy and resilience shine through the situation.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 30 July 2026
Definition of empathy

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“Rapport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapport. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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