Synonyms of society

society

noun

sə-ˈsī-ə-tē 

1

as in organization

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest

a debate society

Synonyms & Similar Words

• organization
• institution
• association
• institute
• fraternity
• brotherhood
• chamber
• council
• board
• community
• group
• commune
• consortium
• college
• collective
• league
• guild
• club
• chapter
• team
• fellowship
• cadre
• congress
• order
• coalition
• partnership
• sodality
• alliance
• gild
• cooperative
• clan
• circle
• body
• clique
• party
• squad
• camp
• crew
• bloc
• branch
• membership
• coterie
• junta
• confederacy
• sorority
• sisterhood
• band
• faithful
• gang
• set
• conspiracy
• cartel
• fold
• outfit
• lot
• syndicate
• local
• cabal
• junto
• combine
• klatch
• klatsch
• ring
• camarilla
• camorra

2

as in community

the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions

an evening marked by a lovely dinner and the society of our closest friends

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loneliness
• lonesomeness
• forlornness

3

as in civilization

the way people live at a particular time and place

a pre-automobile society in which ordinary people rarely strayed far from home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• civilization
• lifestyle
• culture
• life
• manners
• values
• mores
• folklore
• customs
• tradition
• heritage
• legacy
• subculture
• subsociety

Examples of society in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Exxon has said the problem of plastic waste can be solved without cutting how much plastic society uses. —Michael Copley, NPR, 23 Sep. 2024

But a decision in the seemingly humdrum realm of administrative law could end up having far broader consequences, affecting vast areas of American life by slashing the power of federal regulatory agencies that police pollution, food safety, health care and countless other aspects of modern society. —Eli Sanders, ProPublica, 23 Sep. 2024

The United States is set to transition from a white-majority to white-minority society by 2045. —Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2024

Polls show increasing levels of fatigue for the war in Ukrainian society, an uptick in those willing to consider peace without a total victory, and an erosion in public trust in Zelensky himself. —Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2024