Affiliation and Detachment

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Affiliation noun - The state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters).

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Detachment is an antonym for affiliation in association with an organization topic.

Nearby Words: affiliate, affiliated, affiliating

Detachment noun - Lack of favoritism toward one side or another.

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Affiliation is an antonym for detachment.

Nearby Words: detached, detach, detaching, detachable

emotional	emotional affiliation	emotional detachment
particular	particular affiliation	particular detachment
direct	direct affiliation	direct detachment
strong	strong affiliation	strong detachment
Other adjectives: general, military, previous.

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