FELLOWSHIPS Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

fellowships 1 of 2

noun

plural of fellowship

as in organizations

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest a fellowship of physicians dedicated to administering medical aid without regard to politics

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as in fraternities

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

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fellowships

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fellowship

as in receives

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Recent Examples of fellowships

Noun

The group also provides breast surgical fellowships across the country. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology requires that a general psychiatry subspecialty reach a certain number of fellowships and trainees in those fellowships to be formally approved, Osborne told me. — Meg Leduc, STAT, 23 Sep. 2026 For more information on Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's fellowships and residencies, see here. — Nakell Williams, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 Some of these journalists, many of whom are still incredibly young, get new degrees and fellowships. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026 There are plenty of people in the fellowships who want to be better human beings and to provide support for their fellow travelers, people who are committed to genuine transformation. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026 In the course of his career, Rock has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and National Endowment for the Arts, and was named a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award and the John Dos Passos Prize. — Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 His awards include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the Cullman Center. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026 What if these trustees and administrators honored the institution’s legacy by converting assets into funds that perpetuate scholarships and fellowships, make grants and preserve the heritage of the alma mater in other ways? — Laura MacDonald, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fellowships

Noun

But the news organizations pushed back against those summons, and the Justice Department withdrew them.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
For federal elections, the Federal Election Commission is the government agency, but for race handicapping and battleground forecasts, election tracking resources and news organizations provide race-by-race projections.

— Rakesh Agrawal, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of organizations

Noun

Cornell has more than 20 active fraternities affiliated with its Interfraternity Council.

— Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
The Ivy League college where fraternities throw parties in towering mansions and students weave between deep gorges on their way to class is being rocked over the handling of rape allegations from 2024.

— Grey Battle, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of fraternities

Verb

The Fly Faster Tee uses heavyweight cotton jersey with a faded finish, while the Patch Tee receives a heavy enzyme wash.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Working with the Catholic charity Caritas, her initiative receives more than 29 pounds of medicine each week from humanitarian groups in Canada and the United States, travelers carrying donations and local residents.

— Andrea Rodríguez, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of receives

Noun

The company’s facilities include kindergartens, schools and technical training institutes, with more on the way.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
Zhou Bowen, the director and chief scientist at Shanghai AI Lab, one of the country’s leading AI research institutes, has similarly argued that AI models need robotics to understand the physical world.

— Scott Singer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of institutes

Noun

Sallie Mae Student Loan Loan types Undergraduate, graduate, Master's, PhD, MBA, law school, medical school, health professions, dental school, medical and dental residency loans, bar study loans.

— Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
There are certain professions in movies, and then there’s other things that just aren’t.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of professions

Verb

The ultimate goal is to create a premium tier interceptor missile that can deal with hypersonic threats while keeping costs down, though the company admits economics are of secondary priority at this phase.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
In a separate interview with THR, Hoover admits her own read of what‘s real has shifted.

— Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of admits

Noun

Audiovisual from Spain, ICEX Spain Trade & Investment’s umbrella brand, will bring some 50 companies and institutions to Mipcom this year, showcasing the breadth of the country’s film, TV, animation and production industries.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
As more institutions devote space to designers and their archives, clothing is increasingly understood as a cultural artifact rather than simply a commercial product.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of institutions

Noun

Their linebacker corps got decimated in pass coverage against the Cincinnati Bengals.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
While there was plenty of preseason hype around a fairly young receiving corps, Madsen has mostly stuck to the small group of Jones, Wagner, Ford, and senior wideout Akeem Wright this season.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 11 Oct. 2026