Synonyms of communities

communities

noun

plural of community

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• towns
• neighborhoods
• cities
• villages
• communes
• societies
• residents
• hamlets
• inhabitants
• cultures
• dwellers
• populaces
• people
• publics
• denizens
• citizenries

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• colonies
• families
• societies
• companies
• circles
• troops
• bands
• cliques
• coteries
• clans
• sets

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• networks
• crowds
• circles
• cliques
• organizations
• clans
• packs
• gangs
• bunches
• tribes
• bodies
• clubs
• covens
• societies
• communes
• folds
• coteries
• guilds
• sets
• lots
• rings
• colleges
• elites
• factions
• galères
• in-groups
• klatches
• camps
• fraternities
• leagues
• squads
• brotherhoods
• coalitions
• sects
• fellowships
• sides
• sororities
• federations
• unions
• charmed circles
• blocs
• closed shops
• alliances
• councils
• sisterhoods
• confederations
• messes
• sodalities
• congresses
• orders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individualists
• loners

4

as in fraternities

the body of people in a profession or field of activity

members of the medical community

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fraternities
• professions
• corps
• brotherhoods
• societies
• associations
• fellowships
• vocations
• organizations
• federations
• sodalities
• guilds
• callings
• clubs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of communities

Online networks’ native agents were bringing more adaptive systems to a changing art world, using tactics celebrated in their own communities but until recently taboo in the towers of high culture. — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

The new 3rd District brings together Sacramento suburbs and rural communities in Nevada, El Dorado and Placer counties. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Campaigns targeting communities of color were frequently being built without those communities having a seat at the table. — Alvin Stafford, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Those jobs tend not to provide the high salaries of a career in technology or finance, but can offer strong wages in more affordable California communities. — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Florida’s experience preparing communities, power grids, and ports for severe weather gives researchers practical knowledge to build on in energy and resilience. — Michael Simas, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

As rural communities across the United States wage intensifying battles to keep AI-computing data centers out of their backyards, some tech giants are mulling methods that could sidestep such local resentment — by sending the facilities to space. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Masterson has said some Kansas communities are making the most of major tech projects by securing financial agreements with companies that allow local governments to reduce property taxes. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

Respondents opted in through Fleek and reseller communities, and more than half were based in the United Kingdom. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026