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belonging
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of BELONGING
1
the state of being in a very personal or private relationship <her adoptive family gave the young girl a sense of belonging that she had never felt before>
Related Words immediacy; affinity, kinship; commitment, devotedness, devotion; affection, attachment, fondness, love, passion; constancy, faithfulness, fidelity; amity, fellowship, friendship, goodwill; affability, conviviality, cordiality, geniality; mutuality; cliquishness, clubbiness
Antonyms distance
2
belongings pl transportable items that one owns <packed up all their belongings and moved across the country>
Synonyms belongings, chattels, duds, effects, gear, goods, holdings, movables (or moveables), paraphernalia, personal effects, personal property, personalty, plunder [chiefly dialect], stuff, things
Related Words treasures, valuables; appointments, fixtures, furnishings; estate, property, tangibles; collateral
Near Antonyms immovables, real estate
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