Thesaurus
plural of society
Synonyms of societies
1
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
- a debate society
Synonyms for societies
- associations,
- boards,
- brotherhoods,
- chambers,
- clubs,
- colleges,
- congresses,
- consortia
- (also consortiums),
- councils,
- fellowships,
- fraternities,
- guilds
- (also gilds),
- institutes,
- institutions,
- leagues,
- orders,
- organizations,
- sodalities
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2
the way people live at a particular time and place
- a pre-automobile society in which ordinary people rarely strayed far from home
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“Societies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/societies. Accessed 15 Aug. 2022.
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