Synonyms of neighborliness

neighborliness

noun

as in friendship

kindly concern, interest, or support

showing uncommon neighborliness, one of my new coworkers took me out to lunch on my first day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• friendship
• generosity
• friendliness
• cordiality
• goodwill
• good-fellowship
• brotherhood
• amity
• benevolence
• kindness
• kindliness
• community
• fellowship
• gemütlichkeit
• harmony
• charity
• camaraderie
• collegiality
• comradeship
• civility
• bonhomie
• companionship
• tolerance
• cordialness
• comity
• empathy
• rapport
• rapprochement
• sympathy
• concord
• altruism
• communion
• affinity
• selflessness
• unselfishness
• company
• philanthropy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• malevolence
• intolerance
• hostility
• hatred
• venom
• ill will
• malice
• antagonism
• enmity
• animosity
• hate
• antipathy
• disfavor
• rancor
• incivility
• belligerency
• quarrelsomeness
• querulousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of neighborliness

Charity and neighborliness helped a lot — many victims are still thankful to churches and neighbors that volunteered their labor, according to Whitney Bailey, a disaster response project director at AppalReD Legal Aid. — Michael Phillis, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

And in this quiet corner, tucked away from the hustle of the Grand Concourse's main drag, Parsons sees one of the fairgrounds biggest opportunities to tend that neighborliness. — Courtney Crowder, Des Moines Register, 17 Aug. 2026

Maybe camaraderie and neighborliness will succeed where the Council’s blindness to our needs failed. — Peter Madonia, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026

The North Star State’s Minnesota Nice reputation has long encompassed progressive politics; a polite, if guarded, interpersonal demeanor; and a hearty neighborliness formed out of necessity during frigid winters. — Daniel Cueto-Villalobos, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026

The Gem State’s generosity is supported by above-average volunteer rates and neighborliness, according to My Counselor. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026

Reviewing a bunch of doorbell camera footage leads Elsbeth and Donnelly to a conversation about varying definitions of neighborliness. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025

Because of its smallish size, Kentucky’s capital (population 28,000) is a city where neighborliness and politics go hand in hand. — Robin Roenker, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025

These include neighborliness and social connection, less time in traffic, easier access to the outdoors, and opportunities for creative enterprise. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2025