Synonyms of society

society

noun

sə-ˈsī-ə-tē 

1

as in organization

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest

a debate society

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in community

the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions

an evening marked by a lovely dinner and the society of our closest friends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• community
• brotherhood
• company
• friendship
• fellowship
• generosity
• comradeship
• companionship
• intimacy
• camaraderie
• harmony
• comradery
• familiarity
• compassion
• empathy
• civility
• goodwill
• friendliness
• comity
• amity
• benevolence
• cordiality
• sympathy
• affinity
• concord
• rapport
• kindliness
• love
• affection
• charity
• devotion
• nearness
• inseparability
• fondness
• chumminess

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loneliness
• lonesomeness
• forlornness

3

as in civilization

the way people live at a particular time and place

a pre-automobile society in which ordinary people rarely strayed far from home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• civilization
• lifestyle
• culture
• life
• manners
• values
• mores
• folklore
• customs
• tradition
• heritage
• legacy
• subculture
• subsociety

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of society

Lampooning authority is even common in autocratic societies where governments spend large sums of money suppressing speech. — Christopher Von Rueden, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2026

Related Articles As with other members of Viennese Actionism, active in the 1960s and ’70s in the Austrian capital, Weiner’s work sought to rebel against the country’s conservative society in the decades following World War II. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

The damage that nefarious non-state and state actors, or even rogue AI agents themselves, could unleash could do irreversible damage to nearly any part of our economy and society. — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

In Gaza, a society is rebuilding from the roots — in the case of its farmers, quite literally. — Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026