Synonyms for brotherhood
Most common
society association fellowship fraternity union trade union brethren clique
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Fraternity — an association of people for any purpose, such as a society of monks; a fraternity
fraternity, association, fellowship, society, community, confraternity, order, clan, sodality
2. Union
union, trade union, trades union UK, labor union US CA, labour union UK, guild
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
An association of people for any purpose, such as a society of monks; a fraternity.
James formed a kind of brotherhood for ex-pats who were working in Valencia.
- n. 2
The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively).
Related words
- Is a kind of
- siblinghood kinship relationship
Forms
- Plural
- brotherhoods → fraternities, associations, fellowships, societies…
Example sentences
- society An individual is the smallest unit of the society.
- association My family belongs to the neighborhood association.
- fellowship In times like these, we must all act in fellowship.
- fraternity "Liberty, equality, fraternity" is a French motto.
- union It is improper to impose sanctions upon the union.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| brotherhood | steady | |
| society | steady | |
| association | falling | |
| fellowship | steady | |
| fraternity | steady | |
| union | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- clan1
- 5 letters
- order2, union2, guild1
- 6 letters
- clique1
- 7 letters
- society4
- 8 letters
- brethren2, sodality
- 9 letters
- community4
- 10 letters
- fellowship3, fraternity4
- 11 letters
- association5, brothership
- 13 letters
- confraternity
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (order2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- fraternité
- Italiano
- fraternità
- Español
- hermandad
- Deutsch
- Bruderschaft