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fellowship

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of fellowship

1 a friendly relationship marked by ready communication and mutual understanding

  • the new counselor is eager to develop a trustful fellowship with the troubled teens seeking help at the center
Synonyms of fellowship

communion, rapport, rapprochement
Words Related to fellowship

accord, agreement, concord, harmony

oneness, solidarity, togetherness, unity

affinity, empathy, sympathy, understanding

amity, chumminess, companionship, friendliness, friendship

reciprocity, symbiosis
Near Antonyms of fellowship

alienation, disaffection, disgruntlement, estrangement

coldness, cold shoulder, distance, iciness

animosity, antagonism, antipathy, bitterness, enmity, hostility, jaundice, rancor, spite

2 a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest

  • a fellowship of physicians dedicated to administering medical aid without regard to politics
Synonyms of fellowship

association, board, brotherhood, chamber, club, college, congress, consortium, council, fraternity, guild (also gild), institute, institution, league, order, organization, society, sodality
Words Related to fellowship

collective, commune, community, cooperative

alliance, bloc, camp, coalition, partnership

body, cadre, group

circle, clan, clique, coterie, junta, junto, klatch (also klatsch), lot, set

crew, outfit, party, squad, team

branch, chapter, local

faithful, fold, membership

sisterhood, sorority

cabal, camarilla, camorra, confederacy, conspiracy

band, gang, ring

cartel, combine, syndicate

3 kindly concern, interest, or support

  • this music festival would not have been a success without the fellowship of many people in the community
Synonyms of fellowship

amity, benevolence, brotherhood, charity, cordiality, cordialness, friendliness, friendship, gemütlichkeit, good-fellowship, goodwill, kindliness, neighborliness
Words Related to fellowship

bonhomie, camaraderie, collegiality, community, companionship, company, comradeship

civility, comity, concord, harmony, rapport, rapprochement

charity, generosity

affinity, communion, empathy, kindness, sympathy, tolerance

altruism, philanthropy, selflessness, unselfishness
Near Antonyms of fellowship

disfavor, intolerance

animosity, antagonism, antipathy, enmity, hate, hatred, hostility, incivility, malice, rancor

belligerency, quarrelsomeness, querulousness
Antonyms of fellowship

ill will, malevolence, venom

4 the body of people in a profession or field of activity

  • members of a law firm who violated just about every ethical principle that the legal fellowship holds dear
Synonyms of fellowship

brotherhood, community, corps, fraternity, sodality, vocation
Words Related to fellowship

calling, profession

association, club, federation, guild (also gild), organization, society

5 the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions

  • the fellowship that exists among members of a college fraternity
Synonyms of fellowship

brotherhood, camaraderie, community, companionship, company, comradery, comradeship, society
Words Related to fellowship

amity, benevolence, cordiality, friendliness, friendship, goodwill, kindliness

civility, comity, concord, harmony, rapport

charity, generosity

affinity, compassion, empathy, sympathy

chumminess, familiarity, inseparability, intimacy, nearness

affection, devotion, fondness, love
Near Antonyms of fellowship

forlornness, loneliness, lonesomeness

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