COMRADERY Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

comradery

noun

ˈkäm-ˌra-d(ə-)rē

Definition of comradery

as in brotherhood

the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions the special comradery that exists between soldiers that have experienced the crucible of combat together

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Recent Examples of comradery Inside the Knight Concert Hall at the Arsht, audiences will be transported to the living room in Cohen’s Harlem apartment — the comradery and the comfort. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 5 May 2026 Gardening together enhances club comradery along with the swapping gardening tips, club members say. — Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2026 The humility, the comradery and the support from Tina’s company, Netflix and Universal. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 23 May 2025 And there comes too, a recognition of unity, even comradery, between humans and other creatures. — Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for comradery

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Noun

Fans love to witness brotherhood and friendship among players, especially between opposing teams.

— Jenna Guarneri, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
To Houston, the most important thing for the unit is maintaining the brotherhood.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of brotherhood

Noun

Hochul's announcement came shortly after dozens of students and community members spent hours demanding transparency and accountability from university leaders at a forum sponsored by Cornell's student government.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
According to a blog post on Friday by Matt Garman, Amazon’s CEO of its cloud computing arm, Amazon has already spent more than $1 billion in communities with a large data center presence over the past three years.

— Anne D'Innocenzio, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of community

Noun

Chesky and Altman’s friendship goes back nearly two decades, to 2006, when Altman mentored Chesky through startup accelerator Y Combinator.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
In the episode, the urban singer also opens up about his friendship with the late El Taiger (real name José Manuel Carbajal Zaldívar), who passed away in October 2024 after being shot in the head in Miami.

— Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of friendship

Noun

That sense of camaraderie is part of what makes the annual Elk Grove festival about more than simply weighing unusually large pumpkins.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026
So that was just something wonderful to be involved in, and just enhanced all the feelings and the camaraderie.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of camaraderie

Noun

Theirs was a comradeship which defined the race, from its decisive attack, to Pogačar’s help in the white jersey competition, to Del Toro’s decision to crash himself on stage 15 to save his leader from falling.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026
And love for leadership and mentorship and comradeship and all the good stuff sports stands for and gives opportunities for.

— Pat Gallen, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026

Definition of comradeship

Noun

Since the pandemic, prediction market companies like the crypto-native Polymarket and its close competitor Kalshi have expanded the cultural surface area of speculation.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
The company also expects the larger fleet to support operations from different locations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of company

Noun

While some newly prominent groups (such as those who later became known as Quakers) emphasized love, fellowship and justice, some members of other sects (like the Presbyterians) created new fears, new sins, new tests and new punishments.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
He was selected in 2021 for a science and technology policy fellowship through the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which places scientists and engineers in federal government positions to help with policymaking.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of fellowship

Noun

Unsurprisingly, Altman, 41, is a true believer in the society-changing potential of AI.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
And while The Atlantic has published largely skeptical coverage of major AI companies and their products’ impact on society, Thompson’s tone, in his podcasts and LinkedIn posts, has been more optimistic.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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