companionship

noun

kəm-ˈpan-yən-ˌship How to pronounce companionship (audio)
Definition of companionshipnext
as in friendship
the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions They missed the companionship of longtime friends after moving to California.

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Recent Examples of companionship Sometimes what starts as a few hours of companionship turns into personal care too, as the underlying conditions start to shift. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026 Lorea is a troubled writer who looks to a former prison inmate for companionship. — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 That’s why Chicago AF events focus on piquing adults’ interest with intriguing reasons to engage in companionship and activity. — Marie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026 Services include personal care assistance, companionship, homemaking, respite care, and other supportive services tailored to the needs of each client. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for companionship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for companionship
  1. friendship
  2. brotherhood
  3. community
  4. fellowship
  5. intimacy
  6. company
  7. society
  8. camaraderie
Noun
  • Her demeaning behavior toward her boyfriend makes the letter writer reconsider their friendship.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Her physical absence changes nothing about the circumstances of our friendship.
    — Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of friendship
Noun
  • From the first meeting in Arizona with David Berson & Ross Molloy, to the brotherhood of the NFL Today desk, an unforgettable year with Ian, Evan, Ken & crew and now alongside legendary Jim Nantz, Tracy Wolfson, Rikhoff and the whole crew.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Bryant credits much of that success to the brotherhood his players have built off the field.
    — Johnny Resendiz, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of brotherhood
Noun
  • Guests build their own complimentary plate and then head out to one of the giant community firepits to toast their treats.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Prosecuting attorney Andrew Haws asked the court to impose a life sentence, arguing that Paz posed a risk to law enforcement and the community.
    — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of community
Noun
  • DePaul University’s College of Law has been renamed after an alum whose $30 million gift will fund endowments, scholarships, faculty fellowships and a new law center, the school announced.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • These partnerships support scholarships, fellowships, curriculum development, training programs, and educational resources.
    — Paul Cho, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of fellowship
Noun
  • Letters could sustain relationships between people separated by oceans, and sometimes those relationships achieved an intimacy unavailable to people who occupied the same rooms.
    — Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • That’s my own fear of intimacy, of getting involved in a community.
    — Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of intimacy
Noun
  • By then Ono had signed on to the artificial intelligence company Axiom Math as its founding mathematician.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Unlike other blockbuster drugs, multiple companies introduced versions, which is both creating competition now and will likely lead to much lower prices in the 2030s when generics become available.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of company
Noun
  • Fittingly, Gentling the Horse’s overriding theme is a fascination with the oddballs who scrape by on the fringes of capitalist society.
    — Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In a society divided by nationality, religion, ethnicity and ideology, that produces a crowded field.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of society
Noun
  • There are few occasions that garner such good-willed camaraderie in New York City as the annual marathon, though the Knicks historic win this summer brought people out into the streets in rivaling numbers.
    — Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The camaraderie and banter in this last scene, particularly between Heather and Lisa, fill me with so much joy.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of camaraderie

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“Companionship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/companionship. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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