Synonyms for social
- adjective
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Gregarious
gregarious, civic, convivial, friendly, neighborly US, neighbourly UK, civil, communicative, familiar, companionable, affable
Other
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Being extroverted or outgoing.
James is a very social guy; he knows lots of people.
- n. 1
A festive gathering to foster introductions.
They organized a social at the dance club to help people get to know one another.
Forms
- Plural
- socials → sociables, mixers, shags…
Example sentences
- civil In the 1990s, Algeria was driven into a civil war.
- civic Because of coronavirus, civic life is shutting down in Algeria.
- gregarious Mary is very gregarious while Tom is quite antisocial.
- convivial It was a convivial group that enjoyed being together.
- public Everyone more or less likes showing off in public.
- collective Collective responsibility means irresponsibility.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| social | rising | |
| civil | steady | |
| civic | rising | |
| gregarious | steady | |
| convivial | rising | |
| public | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- shag1
- 5 letters
- civil2, civic2, mixer2
- 6 letters
- public2
- 7 letters
- affable3
- 8 letters
- friendly2, familiar3, societal4, sociable3
- 9 letters
- convivial4
- 10 letters
- collective3, gregarious4, neighborly3
- 11 letters
- neighbourly3
- 13 letters
- communicative5, companionable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (civil2 = 2 syllables).