COMMUNITIES Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

communities

noun

plural of community

as in towns

the people living in a particular area the whole community rallied to the aid of the family who had lost its home

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as in colonies

a group of people with a common interest living in one place a picturesque seacoast village that is known for its sizable community of artists

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as in networks

a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially a large community of retired people in the coastal town

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as in fraternities

the body of people in a profession or field of activity members of the medical community

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Recent Examples of communities Thresholds of sea level for which homes and roads in coastal communities like South Florida were engineered would be crossed faster than expected. — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 Their purchase set an all-time record in all Cliffs’ communities. — Joe Marusak july 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026 The stakes are life and death for communities caught in the middle of the political debate. — ABC News, 31 July 2026 Throughout the event, advocates and community leaders stressed the need to organize on behalf of Haitian and other immigrant communities. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026 Those generators have become a source of concern in some communities because of potential noise and air pollution. — Kristine Lazar, CBS News, 30 July 2026 Some are more comfortable than others with staging the show, like high schoolers Bones and Megan, best friends who have grounded heads on their shoulders about how they’ve been ostracized by their broader communities. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 July 2026 Their prize winnings will be donated to the Eastern Congo Initiative, a nonprofit co-founded by Affleck in 2010 to support Congolese communities. — Doha Madani, NBC news, 30 July 2026 Cities breathe a little easier, celebrated museums and archaeological sites can be explored without long lines, local restaurants return to serving their own communities, and the pace becomes noticeably more relaxed. — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 24 July 2026

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Noun

Much of Mellencamp’s songwriting draws from his upbringing in Seymour, Indiana, telling stories about ordinary people, small towns and everyday struggles.

— Jamie Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
For several candidates, those visions involve building out transit networks within Jackson County in order to connect the cities and towns scattered east of Kansas City.

— Ilana Arougheti July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

Definition of towns

Noun

Golden mussels reproduce rapidly, forming dense colonies on underwater surfaces that can clog pipes, pumps and critical water infrastructure while disrupting local ecosystems.

— Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026
The approach is partly inspired by collective behavior found in nature, including bird flocks and insect colonies.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

Definition of colonies

Noun

The railway manias left behind functioning rail networks, and the dot-com bubble left behind server and network infrastructure that made the following two decades of internet companies cheap to build.

— Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Little League Softball World Series broadcasts For the first time, every game of this year’s tournament gets a spot on one of ESPN’s linear networks.

— Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of networks

Noun

While fraternities and sororities often have their own chapter gatherings and organizational conferences, the picnic creates a space where members from different organizations can come together in a more informal setting.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
Members of five historically Black fraternities and sororities will be able to request Michigan license plates featuring their organization's logo.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Definition of fraternities

Noun

Brownsville and other nearby unincorporated communities in Miami-Dade County are now exploring becoming a city – something Kilpatrick said is necessary now more than ever as neighborhoods are under the threat of gentrification.

— Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
In the past Abbott has said that data centers should be barred from rural neighborhoods.

— Mary Ella Hastings July 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2026

Definition of neighborhoods

Noun

Three wildfires are burning in Spokane County, Washington, and thousands of families have been ordered to flee their homes overnight, as state officials warn of an incredibly dangerous situation and brace for what daylight may reveal.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
This allowed Amanda to collect data and better understand the scale and specific needs of local families before the summer.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of families

Noun

But as demonstrations attracted larger crowds, the government was forced to acknowledge them and respond to their growing influence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Once a lawyerly panel, a takeover by a trio of conservatives deeply mistrustful of the state’s voting system has turned the board’s once mundane meetings into boisterous events packed with crowds of cheering and jeering activists.

— Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of crowds

Noun

As studios have adopted stricter health and sanitation practices, more people have embraced body art, and visible tattoos are now common in professions ranging from medicine and law to sports and corporate workplaces.

— Rachel Brown Kirkland, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
During a Supreme Court hearing in May, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant appeared to compare some unemployed young people entering media, activism and other professions to cockroaches and parasites.

— Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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