social networknoun [ C ]
uk/ˌsəʊ.ʃəl ˈnet.wɜːk/us/ˌsoʊ.ʃəl ˈnet.wɝːk/a website or computer program that allows people to communicate and share information on the internet using a computer or mobile phone:
We teach children how to deal with cyberbullying and the safe use of chat rooms and social networks.
the different groups of people that you know:
Students graduating from high school have social networks they've been building for twelve years.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Friends, acquaintances & contemporaries
- a friend in need is a friend indeed idiom
- acquaintance
- acquainted
- amigo
- bedmate
- companion
- escort
- flatmate
- friendless
- gang
- girl
- girlfriend
- intimate 1
- neighbour
- peer
- peer group
- pen pal
- penfriend
- playmate
- posse
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