Synonyms of communion

communion

noun

kə-ˈmyü-nyən 

as in solidarity

a friendly relationship marked by ready communication and mutual understanding

gradually established a feeling of communion with her fellow physicians

Synonyms & Similar Words

• solidarity
• friendship
• fellowship
• unity
• rapprochement
• rapport
• harmony
• empathy
• sympathy
• agreement
• oneness
• understanding
• concord
• togetherness
• affinity
• companionship
• reciprocity
• amity
• friendliness
• symbiosis
• accord
• chumminess

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• alienation
• estrangement
• disaffection
• distance
• coldness
• hostility
• spite
• antagonism
• enmity
• disgruntlement
• animosity
• rancor
• bitterness
• cold shoulder
• antipathy
• jaundice
• iciness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of communion

The discussions focused on how the church can support couples and families a decade on from a major document issued by Pope Francis, which opened the possibility of divorced and remarried Catholics being able to receive communion. — Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

The evidence – including a bullet, Kowalewicz's coat, her shoes and her white communion purse containing her prayer book – was carefully inventoried and preserved, CPD said. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

Few directors are better than Mungiu at capturing the non-wisdom of crowds, and every glimpse of the Gheorghius in communion with other Christians throws off an air of mass-smiling menace. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026

One of the kitchen islands is made of a door from the entryway and an old communion table. — Jennifer Liu valentina Duarte, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026