Synonyms of guild

guild 1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈgild 

variants also gild

as in organization

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest

after his apprenticeship, he was able to join the stonemasons' guild

Synonyms & Similar Words

• organization
• association
• fraternity
• club
• institution
• society
• league
• institute
• college
• brotherhood
• chamber
• group
• fellowship
• board
• consortium
• commune
• community
• council
• clan
• chapter
• collective
• cooperative
• congress
• crew
• sodality
• membership
• order
• team
• partnership
• party
• alliance
• camp
• clique
• coalition
• syndicate
• cadre
• sorority
• conspiracy
• squad
• confederacy
• bloc
• branch
• band
• gang
• coterie
• circle
• junta
• body
• cartel
• outfit
• fold
• local
• faithful
• sisterhood
• cabal
• set
• klatch
• klatsch
• ring
• junto
• camarilla
• lot
• combine
• camorra

guilds

2 of 2

noun (2)

variants also gilds

plural of guild

as in organizations

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest

after his apprenticeship, he was able to join the stonemasons' guild

Synonyms & Similar Words

• organizations
• associations
• fraternities
• societies
• institutions
• clubs
• colleges
• brotherhoods
• institutes
• leagues
• fellowships
• groups
• consortiums
• chambers
• communes
• communities
• collectives
• boards
• councils
• clans
• chapters
• consortia
• cooperatives
• congresses
• sodalities
• partnerships
• teams
• crews
• orders
• cliques
• alliances
• camps
• coalitions
• parties
• cadres
• syndicates
• squads
• memberships
• conspiracies
• sororities
• blocs
• branches
• gangs
• locals
• coteries
• confederacies
• bands
• circles
• outfits
• cartels
• bodies
• cabals
• folds
• sisterhoods
• juntas
• klatches
• sets
• klatsches
• rings
• lots
• faithfuls
• camarillas
• juntos
• combines
• camorras

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of guild

Noun

The actor and his manager Steven Paul have been taking meetings with leaders of the Hollywood guilds and studios about a proposal to Trump for how to boost U.S. production with a domestic film incentive. —Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025

The shoot was planned for 2022; however, the production was delayed due to financing amid the pandemic and later, guild strikes. —Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 2 May 2025

The Video Game Writers Caucus was disbanded at the end of 2021, and the guild’s annual award for Video Game Writing was discontinued in 2019 after ten years. —Simon Abrams, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025

Moreover, his Convergence Entertainment Group banner is not a signatory to the guild’s Minimum Basic Agreement, which covers the work of screenwriters. —Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025