Synonyms for society
Most common
order community club social club company fellowship high society
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Order
order, community, club, social club, guild, brotherhood, fraternity, confraternity, coterie, lodge, gild, sodality
2. Company
company, fellowship, companionship, body, membership, participation, partnership, circle, communion, band, intercourse
3. High society
high society, smart set, beau monde dated, bon ton dated
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.
This society has been known for centuries for its colorful clothing and tight-knit family structure.
- n. 2
A group of people who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest; an association or organization.
It was then that they decided to found a society of didgeridoo-playing unicyclists.
- n. 3
The sum total of all voluntary interrelations between individuals.
The gap between Western and Eastern societies seems to be narrowing.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- societies → orders, communities, clubs, guilds…
Choose the right word
A corporation or company is formed for purposes of business; an association or society (tho also incorporated) is for learning, literature, benevolence, religion, etc.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- community Tom had to perform 100 hours of community service.
- club You may as well withdraw from the club right away.
- guild Tom's ancestor was a member of a blacksmiths' guild.
- world If not for music, the world would be a dull place.
- public Everyone more or less likes showing off in public.
By length
- 4 letters
- body2, club1, band1, gild1
- 5 letters
- world1, order2, lodge1, guild1
- 6 letters
- public2, circle2
- 7 letters
- company3, college2, mankind2, coterie3
- 8 letters
- sodality
- 9 letters
- community4, communion3
- 10 letters
- membership3, fellowship3, fraternity4
- 11 letters
- association5, partnership3, brotherhood3, intercourse3
- 13 letters
- participation5, companionship4, confraternity
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (body2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- société
- Italiano
- società
- Español
- sociedad
- Deutsch
- Gesellschaft
- Català
- societat