mutual understanding

noun

A situationship; a relationship where two people are attracted to each other and are mutually aware of it, but have yet to form an official romantic relationship.

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MUmutual affection
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Meanings

nounmutual understanding (uncountable)
  1. PhilippinesuncountableA situationship; a relationship where two people are attracted to each other and are mutually aware of it, but have yet to form an official romantic relationship.

    Synonyms: MU

  2. uncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mutual, understanding.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA situationship; a relationship where two people are attracted to each other and are mutually aware of it, but have yet to form an official romantic relationship.

Similar
MU

More synonyms by meaning

nounsympathy of each person for the other

Similar
mutual affection
Broader
sympathy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

mutual understanding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutual%20understanding

MLA

“mutual understanding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutual%20understanding. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mutual understanding,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutual%20understanding.

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