relations meaning

Definition of relations

1. mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups

   Synonyms: dealings

   Type of: social relation

relations in a sentence

• They strive constantly to improve customer relations.
• Japan maintains friendly relations with the United States.
• We should keep up friendly relations with neighboring countries.
• American-British relations showed improvement.
• Roosevelt worked hard to improve America's relations with Japan.

How to pronounce relations

relations is pronounced /rɪˈleɪʃənz/ in British English and /riˈleɪʃənz/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with relations

• operations
• congratulations
• communications