COMRADERY Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

comradery

noun

ˈkäm-ˌra-d(ə-)rē

Definition of comradery

as in brotherhood

the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions the special comradery that exists between soldiers that have experienced the crucible of combat together

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Recent Examples of comradery Inside the Knight Concert Hall at the Arsht, audiences will be transported to the living room in Cohen’s Harlem apartment — the comradery and the comfort. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 5 May 2026 Gardening together enhances club comradery along with the swapping gardening tips, club members say. — Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2026 The humility, the comradery and the support from Tina’s company, Netflix and Universal. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 23 May 2025 And there comes too, a recognition of unity, even comradery, between humans and other creatures. — Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for comradery

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Noun

In Jonestown, the racial brotherhood that Jones had spoken about in San Francisco transmogrified into racial paternalism—or worse.

— James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
There was a sense of brotherhood in the locker room among players and staff, said offensive guard Matthew Bergeron, who signed a four-year, $96 million contract extension on Saturday.

— Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of brotherhood

Noun

Every day, community health worker Gédéon Banga Ngbape and his team fan out across communities in eastern Congo looking for people who may have crossed paths with the country’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Jacobita Cortes, a United Methodist pastor in Chicago, said that fear has changed the rhythms of her community.

— Maria Santana, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of community

Noun

Shuja could not bear seeing his son hurt and finally agreed to relinquish the diamond, but only if he was paid and guaranteed a treaty of friendship.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, Clark and Floyd strike up a deep friendship, easing their suburban loneliness.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of friendship

Noun

Waiting among a group of the like-minded can induce a sense of camaraderie, of community; there’s a reason that the Park Slope Food Coop’s official newsletter is called the Linewaiters’ Gazette.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 10 Aug. 2026
They were committed to that sense of camaraderie with their neighbors, even to their financial detriment.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of camaraderie

Noun

Theirs was a comradeship which defined the race, from its decisive attack, to Pogačar’s help in the white jersey competition, to Del Toro’s decision to crash himself on stage 15 to save his leader from falling.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026
And love for leadership and mentorship and comradeship and all the good stuff sports stands for and gives opportunities for.

— Pat Gallen, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026

Definition of comradeship

Noun

Removing them from the list means that insurance companies ultimately may not pay for these two vaccines that are obviously still needed, in view of the data above.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
After the notice of rescission was sent, Teefey allegedly contacted Bespoke’s representatives suggesting that investors should not file a suit claiming the company had an escrow account to return the investments, this week’s lawsuit says.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of company

Noun

Representing twelve states, the 2026 fellowship cohort ranges in age from twenty-nine to seventy-nine.

— News Desk, Artforum, 12 Aug. 2026
Willie Dixon and Mary Gatson are sitting in the fellowship hall of Beulah Primitive Baptist Church in Lowndes County awaiting a congressional town hall, and discussing the last-minute changes to Alabama's voting landscape.

— Debbie Elliott, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of fellowship

Noun

Ann Skeet, senior director of leadership ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, also questions what allowing these types of bets says about society.

— Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Taiwan is conducting its largest-ever annual military preparedness drills alongside extensive civil defense exercises aimed at mobilizing a whole-of-society response in the event of conflict with China.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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