tie
noun [C] (CONNECTION) /taɪ/Definition
ties C2 [plural] › the friendly feelings that people have for other people, or special connections with places: Family ties are weaker if you move a long way away. I no longer feel any ties with my home town. He urged governments worldwide to break diplomatic ties with the new regime.Relationships in general
(Definition of tie noun (CONNECTION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bond noun (CONNECTION)
- close adjective (RELATIONSHIP)
- communion noun
- dalliance noun
- esprit de corps noun
- human relations noun
- interpersonal adjective
- intimate adjective (PERSONAL)
- involved adjective (EMOTIONAL)
- mixed adjective
- old adjective (VERY FAMILIAR)
- platonic adjective
- relation noun (FRIENDSHIP)
- relationship noun (FRIENDSHIP)
- steady adverb
- well connected adjective
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