Synonyms for affair
əˈfɛəraf·fair

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1. affair

   Conflict is a general word which describes opponents, whether individuals or hosts, as dashed together. One continuous conflict between entire armies is a battle. Another battle may be fought upon the same field after a considerable interval; or a new battle may follow immediately, the armies meeting upon a new field. An action is brief and partial; a battle may last for days. Engagement is a somewhat formal expression for battle; as, it was the commander's purpose to avoid a general engagement. A protracted war, including many battles, may be a stubborn contest. Combat, originally a hostile encounter between individuals, is now used also for extensive engagements. A skirmish is between small detachments or scattered troops. An encounter may be either purposed or accidental, between individuals or armed forces. Fight is a word of less dignity than battle; we should not ordinarily speak of Waterloo as a fight, unless where the word is used in the sense of fighting; as, I was in the thick of the fight.

   Synonyms:
   action, battle, bout, combat, conflict, contest, encounter, engagement, fight, passage of arms, skirmish, strife

   Antonyms:
   armistice, concord, peace, suspension of hostilities, truce

   Preposition:
   A battle of giants; battle between armies; a battle for life, against invaders; a battle to the death; the battle of (more rarely at) Marathon.

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1. affair

   Synonyms:
   matter, business, concern, subject, topic, transaction

   Antonyms:
   detail, item, point, feature, circumstance

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1. matter, affair, thingnoun

   a vaguely specified concern

   "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"

   Synonyms:
   issue, liaison, affaire, thing, topic, intimacy, function, social occasion, social function, matter, amour, subject, involvement, occasion

2. affair, affaire, intimacy, liaison, involvement, amournoun

   a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship

   Synonyms:
   affaire, social function, engagement, amour, involution, participation, function, matter, inter-group communication, liaison, thing, occasion, involvement, familiarity, social occasion, link, intimacy, closeness, contact, interest

3. affair, occasion, social occasion, function, social functionnoun

   a vaguely specified social event

   "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"

   Synonyms:
   routine, map, subprogram, single-valued function, social function, use, procedure, amour, subroutine, role, function, matter, social occasion, liaison, thing, occasion, involvement, juncture, affaire, part, intimacy, purpose, mathematical function, office, mapping

Matched Categories

1. • Concern
   • Sexual Relationship
   • Social Event

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1. affairnoun

   Synonyms:
   business, concern, matter, circumstance, question, subject

2. affairnoun

   Synonyms:
   event, occurrence, incident, transaction, proceeding, performance

3. affairnoun

   Synonyms:
   battle, engagement, combat, conflict, contest, encounter, rencontre, collision, skirmish, brush

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1. List of paraphrases for "affair":

   adventure, case, matter, liaison, aventure, issue, fling, mistress, bond, conjunction

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1. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   When you love your work then it isn't work, it's your love affair.

2. Herman Melville:

   There are certain queer times and occasions in this strange mixed affair we call life when a man takes the whole universe for a vast practical joke.

3. Paul DePompo:

   Believing he deserves to have what he wants, he sees the affair as rewarding him for the special person he is. To accept less than what he wants would make him feel like a fool. He could be ‘fine’ in his marriage yet still believe he should exercise his sexual prowess. Getting you means he’s still got it … until he gets you.

4. Scott Bakula:

   Sad to end our love affair with this phenomenal city but so grateful for all the friends we made along the way, i will miss the music. Big thank you to CBS for seven years.

5. Evercore ISI:

   It would be a major positive trigger for the stock if VW quantified the total potential cost of the diesel affair.