We must study the affair as a whole.
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Affair
/əˈfɛə/
Synonyms for "affair" (188 found)
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Closest matches (38)
Noun(13 words)
activitiesactivityadulterous affairadulteryadventureaffairsamoramourarrangementarticleartifactat homeattemptbagbeeswaxbusinesscarecircumstancecommercecommitment
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Strong matches (56)
dealdingusdofunnydohickeydoingdojiggerdojiggydomajigdomajiggerdoodaddowhackyeffortemployemploymentengagemententanglemententerpriseepisodeeppeseternal triangle
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etwaseventexperienceflingflirtationflumadiddleforbidden lovefunctiongadgetgatheringget togetherget-togethergigamareegimmickgizmohanky pankyhanky-pankyhappeninghickeyhootenannyhootmalalieillicit loveincidentinfidelityinterest
Verb(1 words)
does matter
Noun(9 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (94)
Noun(26 words)
intimacyinvolvementissueit mattersliaisonsmatter inmatter tomatter to accuracymattersmerrymakingorganization functionreceptionsresromancesexcapadesocial affairsocial functionsocial gatheringsocial occasionstate matter
intrigueissuejiggerjoblaborleveeliaisonlookoutlovelove affairmaterial thingmatineematterobjectobligationoccasionsoccupationoccurrenceoperationpageant
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palaverpieplanproceedingprogramprojectpropositionquelque chosereceptionrelationshipresponsibilityreunionromanceromantic tiesalonserviceshindigsociablesocialsocial affairsocial gatheringsoireesomethingsubjecttaskthingthingumthingumabobthingumadadthingumadoodlethingumajigthingumajiggerthingumareethingummytopictransactiontriangleundertakingunfaithfulnessventurewakewhatchywidgetwork
Verb(1 words)
matters to me
Adjective(2 words)
public mattersolid matter the material
Determiner(1 words)
this thing
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More general
11 entriesassemblageconceptconcernconnectioneventgatheringoccurrencerelationshipsexual relationshipsocial eventtopic
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11 entriesCollocations
5 entriesfamily affairforeign affairslove affairpublic affairsromantic affair
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
35 total sentences available.
I have nothing to do with the affair.
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By and by he forgot that affair.
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It was a one-sided love affair.
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Showing 4 of 35 available sentences.