Synonyms of community

community

noun

kə-ˈmyü-nə-tē 

1

as in town

the people living in a particular area

the whole community rallied to the aid of the family who had lost its home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• town
• neighborhood
• city
• village
• commune
• society
• residents
• inhabitants
• public
• populace
• culture
• people
• hamlet
• dwellers
• citizenry
• denizens

2

as in colony

a group of people with a common interest living in one place

a picturesque seacoast village that is known for its sizable community of artists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• colony
• family
• society
• company
• circle
• clan
• band
• clique
• troop
• coterie
• set

3

as in crowd

a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially

a large community of retired people in the coastal town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crowd
• network
• clique
• circle
• bunch
• clan
• pack
• gang
• organization
• club
• body
• coven
• tribe
• commune
• society
• fold
• coterie
• lot
• set
• ring
• guild
• fraternity
• college
• elite
• klatch
• camp
• league
• in-group
• faction
• galère
• squad
• brotherhood
• coalition
• closed shop
• side
• sect
• sorority
• fellowship
• federation
• sisterhood
• union
• charmed circle
• bloc
• alliance
• council
• mess
• confederation
• congress
• order
• sodality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individualist
• loner

4

as in fraternity

the body of people in a profession or field of activity

members of the medical community

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fraternity
• profession
• corps
• society
• brotherhood
• association
• vocation
• organization
• federation
• fellowship
• sodality
• guild
• calling
• club

5

as in similarity

the quality or state of having many qualities in common

there's a community of aesthetics that makes a very modern-looking gallery an especially appropriate setting for primitive art

Synonyms & Similar Words

• similarity
• resemblance
• comparability
• parallelism
• correspondence
• alikeness
• similitude
• relationship
• equation
• likeness
• identity
• affinity
• correlation
• parity
• equivalence
• semblance
• equivalency
• analogousness
• interchangeability
• compatibility
• accordance
• agreement
• identicalness
• sameness
• conformity
• exchangeability
• par
• congruity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• difference
• disparity
• distinctiveness
• disagreement
• discrepancy
• inequality
• conflict
• distinctness
• dissimilarity
• polarity
• unlikeness
• disparateness
• nonconformity
• incongruity
• dissimilitude
• incompatibility
• incongruence
• dichotomy
• imbalance
• differentiability
• disproportion
• discriminability
• distinguishability
• incongruousness
• anomalousness
• nonequivalence

6

as in brotherhood

the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions

interactive features that are designed to foster a sense of community among the visitors to the Web site

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brotherhood
• society
• company
• friendship
• fellowship
• generosity
• camaraderie
• companionship
• comradeship
• intimacy
• comradery
• harmony
• familiarity
• compassion
• empathy
• goodwill
• friendliness
• affinity
• rapport
• comity
• amity
• sympathy
• cordiality
• civility
• benevolence
• concord
• love
• affection
• kindliness
• devotion
• charity
• nearness
• inseparability
• fondness
• chumminess

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loneliness
• lonesomeness
• forlornness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of community

During the event, community members will share personal stories of how the Kennedy Center has impacted their lives as artists, patrons, supporters and staff. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026

The winning projects range from initiatives involving several museums to collaborations with communities of origin to the individual cataloging of archives and databases. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

By then, fire had ravaged the community; the report suggests that incident commanders were unaware of the devastation. — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

People in these communities don’t interact much with the wider world. — STAT, 2 Oct. 2026