Synonyms of colonial

colonial 1 of 2

adjective

kə-ˈlō-nē-əl 

as in social

tending to group with others of the same kind

colonial organisms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• social
• parasitical
• parasitic
• dependent
• associational
• gregarious
• sociable
• consociational
• symbiotic
• subsocial
• precocial

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solitary
• independent
• nonsocial
• autonomous
• semiautonomous
• self-contained
• self-sufficient
• semi-independent
• altricial
• reclusive
• lone
• unsociable
• self-sustaining
• self-supporting
• self-subsistent
• recluse

colonial

2 of 2

noun

as in settler

a person who settles in a new region

European colonials who built coffee plantations in East Africa

Synonyms & Similar Words

• settler
• pioneer
• colonist
• colonizer
• frontiersman
• homesteader
• explorer
• pathfinder
• mountain man
• woodsman
• bushranger
• trailblazer

Examples of colonial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

This Afro-Brazilian ingenuity in preserving heritage within colonial constraints is most exemplified by Candomblé, a religion born from Yoruba spirituality. —Essence, 10 Oct. 2024

On Thursday, the culture ministers of France and Madagascar announced a joint effort to begin the process of repatriating human remains seized while the African nation was under French colonial rule. —Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024

Noun

Celebrated on July 10, Bahamian Independence Day marks the day in 1973 when the Bahamas gained independence from British colonial rule, and is a time of national pride and reflection. —Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 31 July 2024

Built in 2006, this colonial at 23 Carnoustie Circle capitalizes on the site’s natural beauty adorned by panoramic views of Avon Mountain and an ample number of permanent greenways. —Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 28 July 2024