Another word for affair

affair Synonyms

affair

n.

Business; often plural
concern, business, responsibility, matter, duty, topic, subject, case, circumstance, thing, question, office, function, transaction, proceeding, operation, activity, private concern, personal business, calling, employment, occupation, profession, pursuit, obligation, job, province, realm, interest, mission, assignment, task, undertaking.
An illicit love affair
liaison, rendezvous, intrigue, amour, affaire, intimacy, romance, relationship, love affair, affair of the heart, affaire d'amour, affaire de coeur (both French), entanglement, dalliance, fling*.
Party
entertainment, gathering, function, occasion; see party 1.
A thing or event
occurrence, matter, case, incident; see event 1, thing 8.

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Another word for affair

noun

Something to be done, considered, or dealt with:
business, matter, thing. See thing
A large or important social gathering:
celebration, festivity, fete, function, gala, occasion, party, soiree. (Informal) do. (Slang) bash. See group, work
Something that concerns or involves one personally:
business, concern, lookout. See relevant
An intimate sexual relationship between two people:
amour, love, love affair, romance. See love, sex