Synonyms of comity

comity

noun

ˈkä-mə-tē 

as in harmony

peaceful coexistence

the comity that has always existed among the town's houses of worship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• harmony
• peace
• concord
• unity
• solidarity
• compatibility
• friendship
• collaboration
• amity
• peacefulness
• reciprocity
• chime
• congeniality
• fraternization
• unanimity
• companionship
• consensus
• kinship
• agreement
• symbiosis
• cohesion
• fellowship
• understanding
• cohesiveness
• oneness
• empathy
• sympathy
• rapport
• affinity
• compatibleness
• serenity
• tranquility
• connection
• sweetness and light
• sereneness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conflict
• variance
• discord
• hostility
• hatred
• dissension
• enmity
• antagonism
• divorce
• alienation
• breach
• antipathy
• severance
• rupture
• estrangement
• dissent
• schism
• unfriendliness
• strife
• disorder
• disturbance
• anarchy
• turmoil
• scission
• dissidence

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of comity

Getting the debt down to a manageable size will take sacrifice in the way of cuts and tax increases, which are difficult even in times of relative political comity. — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026

And the promise of comity was dramatically torn apart. — Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026

The smartphone theory of everything argues that our personal devices are responsible for the rise of political polarization, anxiety, depression, and conspiracy theories—not to mention the decline of attention spans, intelligence, happiness, and general comity. — Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026

But that relative comity seems to be eroding in the wake of a firestorm over the killing by federal agents of protester Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. — Susan Page, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026

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