Synonyms of affair

Noun

1. matter, affair, thing, concern

usage: a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"

2. affair, affaire, intimacy, liaison, involvement, amour, sexual relationship

usage: a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship

3. affair, occasion, social occasion, function, social function, social event

usage: a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"

Definition and meaning of affair (Dictionary)